Church Of All Saints

The Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building located in Shiptonthorpe, East Yorkshire. It dates back to the 12th century, with a nave from that period, a west tower from the 13th century that was heightened in the 16th century, and a north aisle and chancel with a north chapel also from the 13th century. The church is constructed of ashlar and coursed limestone rubble with freestone dressings, topped with a slate roof.

The west tower features three stages, with a moulded string at the first stage and an offset leading to the belfry. The first stage includes a lancet window on the west wall, while the second stage has blocked slit windows on the north, south, and west walls. The belfry has double-chamfered square-headed openings that originally included a central mullion. The tower is capped with a crenellated parapet adorned with eight crocketed pinnacles.

The nave has a chamfered plinth and buttresses with offsets, along with two 19th-century lancet windows. The south door is round-headed and consists of three roll-moulded orders, with the inner order enriched with beak-head motifs, supported by nook-shafts featuring scallop capitals on the west side and worn carved capitals on the east. The south porch has a round-headed arch with a reset 12th-century figure of a bishop above it, and the gables are raised and coped with Celtic cross finials.

The chancel also has a chamfered plinth and buttresses with offsets. It includes a lancet window on the west, a two-light square-headed window with Decorated tracery on the east, and a pointed three-light east window with reticulated tracery, along with three stepped slit windows above. The north chapel features a round-headed two-light east window with Perpendicular tracery and is topped with a raised coped gable with flory cross finials.

Inside, the church has a 13th-century north nave arcade supported by cylindrical piers with circular abaci, which bear pointed double-chamfered arches. There are corbels with masks supporting the struts of a 19th-century roof. The chancel arch is triple-chamfered and rests on polygonal abaci and responds. The north chapel contains an early 13th-century arcade with cylindrical piers and square reveals that also support pointed double-chamfered arches. A similar arch leads to the north aisle, and there is a disused octagonal tub font located in the vestry.