All Saints

Aisles of C14 to C15 with embattled parapets and Perpendicular windows.

Western tower probably C14 or C15, with embattled parapet and small lead-covered wooden spire, the South porch is typical C18.

On the North side are parts of a Norman doorway, probably not in original position.

Inside West end of North aisle are shafts of three Saxon crosses and a massive mediaeval grave slab with Gothic lettering.

The oak pulpit is of typical Georgian work.

There are many monuments to members of important local families, the most interesting one being an alter tomb with recumbent effigies of grandparents of Thomas, Lord Fairfax, the commander of the Parliamentary army in the Civil War.

Parish Church of All Saints and Memorial to victims of Bramhope Tunnel Disaster form a group with Nos 1 and 2 Church Lane.

In Otley churchyard is a monument in the shape of the north portal of the nearby Bramhope Railway Tunnel at Weeton, which was opened 1849 and dedicated to the 24 men who lost their lives during its construction.

© John M Wheatley