Description

AYSTON AYSTON
SK 80 SE
2/1
Church of St Mary
10/11/55
II*
Parish church. C15. West tower C14/15. Coursed rubble stone tiled roof.
Nave, aisles, chancel, west tower, south porch. Clerestory with 3 2-light Perpendicular
windows to north and south. C13 north aisle of rubble. 2 light window with
label stops. To right one lancet and one squared light. South aisle C13 and
widened c.1400. 2 perpendicular 3-light windows. East window of south aisle
has C15 stained glass. South dooorway C15 with squared label. C17 door. South
porch c.1450. Chancel C15: north and south wall have 2 and 3-light Perpendicular
windows. To left is south wall of chancel is a light Perpendicular window.
East window has large 5 light Perpendicular window. Embattled tower with corner
buttresses. 2 light perpendicular belfry window. West window has Decorated
cusped Y tracery. Interior: Nave arcade late C13 early C14: North arcade has
round-headed arches, south arcade pointed. Both arcades have circular piers,
circular abaci, and double chamfered arches. C15 chancel arches with castellated
capitals over which a set of painted royal arms. Aumbry cupboard in north wall
and piscina recess opposite. C18 box pews. C18 single pedestal font C14
monumental slab in west end of north aisle.

Listing NGR: SK8594800964

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Mary the Virgin's Church, Ayston at Wikipedia
• St Mary the Virgin's Church, Ayston official website
• Wikidata Q17361836

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)