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St Mary

St Mary

Askham Richard

North Yorkshire

Late C12 with earlier origins, restored 1879.

Architectural Features

Magnesian limestone ashlar and sandstone with plain tile roof.

The porch doorway is a Victorian interpretation of a typical 12thC Norman style, but within is the original and rather worn doorway which is genuine 12th century.

Nave: Norman south side has 3 irregularly-spaced round-headed windows under hood-moulds.

The porch doorway is a Victorian interpretation of a typical 12thC Norman style, but within is the original and rather worn doorway which is genuine 12th century.

© Gordon Hatton

South porch of 1879 with 2 orders of eroded nook shafts contains late Norman doorway with 2 orders of nook shafts, all with water-leaf capitals except one which is scalloped, supporting arch decorated with roll- moulding, under hood-mould with mask stops and with mask at apex.

C19 vestry under catslide roof with late Victorian chimney and inserted round-arched Saxon doorway in west end.

The Saxon doorway now in vestry was found in tile north wall during restoration and re-assembled.