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St Margarets Church

St Margarets Church

Foss Islands

North Yorkshire

Reset late C12 south porch in early C14 nave with north aisle

Architectural Features

late C15 vestry

rebuilt tower of 1684-85

Hoodmould and outer order carved with vine trails spring from double capitals on zig-zag responds.

Inner orders carved with grotesque masks, and birds, beasts and figures, including pelican, doves, horsemen and huntsmen

capitals with biblical figures and mythological scenes

Vertical face and soffit of blocked door arch within porch heavily carved with various motifs, including flowers and stars, running over beaded arris, and enclosed in open circles: shafts are coupled and engaged.

South porch removed from chapel of the ruined hospital of St Nicholas and reset probably during 1684-85 rebuilding occasioned by Civil War damage.

Many monuments also recorded.