Church Of St Cuthbert

TA 07 SE BURTON FLEMING FRONT STREET (east side)

4/36 Church of St Cuthbert 30.6.66 - II*

Church. C12 arcade and chancel, early C13 west tower. Nave, south porch, and chancel extensively remodelled in C17 and C18. Ashlar, brick, and cobbles, plain tiled roofs. West tower, 4-bay nave, 2-bay chancel. Nave: south aisle demolished and arcade blocked in C18. South doorway incorporates reset C12 jambs of 2 orders of attached columns with water-leaf capitals. Left abacus recut in late C14. 3 windows with pointed brick heads, 2 to east of south door with late C20 glazing, 1 to west with late C18 Gothick iron glazing bars. Small lancet at higher level to east in plain brick surround with stone keyblock. Bronze sundial. Coped brick parapet, plain close verges. Chancel with chamfered plinth, 2-light mullioned square-headed window, to south side rendered brick parapet with stone coping. 3-light east window with Perpendicular tracery, raised coped gable. West tower of 4 stages, with hollow-chamfered plinth to west face returning for a short distance to north and south, and massive buttresses to north-east and south-east angles, the latter cut back. 2-light west window with Decorated tracery. 2 string courses and an offset at belfry floor level. Lancets to belfry, enriched by balls, chevrons, and cusping. Coped parapet conceals low pitch roof. Interior: early C13 double-chamfered tower arch under hood mould with roundel stops. Partly obscured south arcade and east respond has round piers and capitals with scallops and interlace under octagonal abaci supporting round-headed arches of 2 orders, the inner with nailhead ornament, the outer with narrow chamfer. Rebuilt pointed chancel arch retains C12 jambs of 2 chamfered orders and nook shaft with scallop capital. C12 tub font on circular pillar and base with 4 carved heads. Royal Arms of 1724 over south door.

Listing NGR: TA0834872368