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the Holy Redeemer

The Holy Redeemer

Acomb

North Yorkshire

SE 55 SE BAROUGHBRIDGE ROAD, ACOMB 1112-1/1/10028 Church of the Holy Redeemer II Church.

Architectural Features

By GG Pace, incorporating large parts of the demolished medieval church of St Mary, Bishophill Senior.

Six lancets with medieval cusped heads and chunky stone transoms to left, a pointed lancet, two rectangular windows and a round headed blocked doorway to the middle and three layers of small rectangular windows to the right, followed by another pointed lancet and the wall terminated by a buttress.

INTERIOR: internally the south arcade of 7 bays reuses the medieval stones of St Mary Bishophill Senior, with some round headed and some pointed arches, some round piers and some octagonal.

A number of early medieval carved stones are inset.

There are five stained glass windows depicting five parables of Jesus.

On liturgical east wall a decorative black painted metal cross in characteristic Pace manner, with inset Saxon carved stone.

Stone pulpit to south-east, also with inset Saxon stone.

Cylindrical font of tooled stone in original position to north-west corner of the sanctuary, raised on a projection from the sanctuary step.

A fine example of Pace's work which shows the influence of the Liturgical Movement while successfully integrating reused medieval fabric (including some Saxon carvings and 12th century work) into a completely modern setting.