Laithkirk Church

Laithkirk Church is a parish church that is said to have originated as a 15th-century tithe barn belonging to Lord Fitzhugh. It was converted, repaired, and re-roofed in 1826, with further restorations around 1900. The church is constructed of rubble with sandstone dressings and features a graduated slate roof. It consists of a continuous nave and chancel, along with a south porch and south vestry.

The nave and chancel have six internal bays, a rough stone plinth, and flush quoins. The west end is blank and gabled, topped with a flat-topped bellcote. The north side has four wide lancet windows in projecting tooled surrounds, while the east end features a round-arched window with rough flush voussoirs. The south side has three similar lancets and a round-headed sundial to the east, inscribed with "WATCH AND PRAY 1865." The roof has coped gables and three small triangular roof lights on the north pitch.

The west gabled porch has a pointed chamfered arch with projecting impost blocks and rebuilt stone benches inside. There is a small pointed stoup on the inner east wall, near the square-headed nave doorway.

The east gabled vestry has a pointed arch under a hoodmould. On the east return, there is a flight of steps leading down to a basement door under a pointed arch, with a small 19th-century lancet window above in a moulded surround, flanked by engaged colonnettes. The vestry has a steeply-pitched roof and a plain plastered interior.

Inside the nave, there is an octagonal 19th-century stone font with engaged marble colonnettes at the south-west end, an oversized and off-centre 20th-century chancel screen brought from elsewhere, and similar sanctuary panelling. The structure is supported by five king-post trusses.