Church Of St. Martin

SE 84 NW HAYTON BACK LANE (east side)

10/1 Church of St. Martin

26,1.67 I

Church. C12 nave and chancel, C14 west tower, later heightened. Ashlar, slate and tiled roofs. West tower, 3-bay nave with north aisle, 4-bay chancel with north chapel. West tower: 3 stages with moulded plinth and string courses. Second stage (originally the belfry) has pointed 2-light windows with Curvilinear tracery. Upper stage has lancets under pierced crenellated parapet with corner pinnacles. 2-light pointed west window with C19 tracery. Nave: chamfered plinth, two 2-light square-headed windows with C19 tracery under hoodmoulds. Round-headed south door of 2 orders with nail-head to capitals and double-chamfered arch under hoodmould with foliated stops. Chancel: chamfered plinth. 2-light square - headed window with ogival tracery to west, 3-light square-headed window with similar tracery to east. Central pointed priests' door under hoodmould with foliated stops and apex carving. 3-light pointed east window with Curvilinear tracery under hoodmould with monarch stops. Cross finial to gable. Interior: imposts with floral and beast-head carving. North arcade of round piers supporting square capitals, with simple leaf carving, under round arches of 2 square orders. Late mediaeval roof of 5 principal-rafter trusses with king-posts braced to ridge - piece and side purlins with cusped windbraces. Chancel: C16 roof of 4 principal rafter trusses with king posts braced to ridge pieces and strutted purlins. North chapel: round-headed door and round arch on hollow - chamfered imposts. C17 wall paintings with worn black-letter inscripts to north wall, re-used stones with chevron carving in south wall. Octagonal tub font to nave west end.

Listing NGR: SE8209046023