Old Church Of St Andrew

NZ6319 GUISBOROUGH UPLEATHAM VILLAGE

6/157 Old Church of 14.6.52 St Andrew (formerly listed as St Andrew's Old Church under Upleatham)

II*

Remains of C12 church, comprising west end of nave and west tower dated 1684 on west face. Dressed sandstone; clay pantile roof with stone gable copings. Pointed-arched, chamfered doorway and hood mould in north wall of nave with corbel table at eaves (10 carved human faces and one beast to right-hand corner). South wall has 2 bays of C13 arcade, now blocked. Mid C19 east wall. Roof contains some original timbers including one carved with mystic rose design. Two-stage embattled tower with plinth, string course and louvred 2-light mullioned openings to bell chamber. Interior is plastered and plain. 2 medieval grave covers, part of a sculptured recumbent knight, a late C14 monument in the form of a mural niche containing a worn half-length figure; and the head of an Anglo-Danish cross.

(V.C.H. Yorkshire North Riding, Vol. II, pp 412/3; J.C. Atkinson, "History of Cleveland," 1874. Vol II, pp 91/4; N. Pevsner, ".... North Riding," 1966, p. 377).

Listing NGR: NZ6371219367