All Saints With Anchorage Attached

part of north and south arcades early C13

east end rebuilt and chancel chapels added in early C14

aisles widened incorporating chancel chapels in early C15

nave and aisles extended westwards and tower with spire added in later C15

chancel and chancel aisles reroofed in late C15

roof part tile, part concrete, part asphalt.

Openwork parapet at base of octagonal spire surmounted by C18 brass weathercock.

All windows are trefoil-headed square lattice casements, those in oriel with carved panel tracery and risers carved with roses and foliage.

INTERIOR: chancel: double-chamfered jambs of east window original, incorporating carved demifigure at each side, at springing point of inner chamfer.

In south-east corner 2 bays of C12 wall arcade survive, of trefoil-headed niches on attached shafts with bell capitals, in 2-centred arches separated by continuous band of dogtooth moulding.

One in north arcade is monolithic Roman column shaft re-used with roll-moulded base and square abacus, hollow-chamfered on under side

second one in north arcade is cylindrical with necking, bell capital carved with nailhead moulding and chamfered round abacus, on double roll-moulded base.

Chancel and three eastern bays of north and south aisles have 6 trusses of arch-braced moulded principals on angel-corbelled hammerbeams, with moulded collars and purlins, and carved bosses.

STAINED GLASS: the Church is notable for containing the finest collection of medieval glass in York, mostly C15, outside York Minster (qv).

Hexagonal pulpit with painted decoration, dated Anno Dom.

Medieval octagonal bowl font on octagonal stem with moulded foot.

Sculpture: by tower south pier, carved female head with traces of paint

Carvings: misericorde in Chancel, carved with pelican in piety, and the monogram and arms of John Gilyot, Rector 1467-72/3

MONUMENTS: include a cartouche to John Etty, d. 1709, on south aisle wall.

Floor slab variously to John Stoddart, Rector, inducted March 1593, to Joan Stoddart, d. 1599

to James, son of Thomas Pennyman, d. 1699, and Esther, wife, 1745.

Black marble floor slab to Joshua Witton, d. 1674.

Brasses include: black lettered plate to William Stockton, d. 1471, and Robert Colynson, d. 1458, both Lord Mayors of York, and to Isabella, widow of Robert Colynson, second wife of William Stockton, set in floor slab to John Wardall

plate inscribed to Thomas Clerk, d. 1482, and wife Margaret, set in marble floor slab with Evangelists' symbols (one missing).

Wall plates to Thomas Askwith, d. 1609, and wife Anne