Church Of St Mary And St Andrew

RIDLINGTON CHURCH LANE (West Side) SK 8402 and SK 8502 3/1 Church of St Mary and St Andrew (Formerly listed as Church of 10/11/55 St Mary Magdalene) II * Parish church. C13 nave and chancel. C14 tower rebuilt 1903. Rubble, ashlar, tiled roof. Nave, chancel, aisles, west tower, south porch. Heavily restored 1860. South aisle has 2 Decorated 2-light windows. North aisle has 3:2:3 light Decorated windows. Nave clerestory has 3 2-light Perpendicular windows on the north and south walls. Ashlar buttressing and coping. Chancel has one 2-light one 1-light Perpendicular window in south wall, one 1 light Perpendicular window in north wall. 4 light Perpendicular east window. South porch. Western tower with ashlar parapet. 4 2-light bell openings. Interior: arcades,both C13,south one with circular piers and octagonal abaci, the north one with octagonal piers. C13 chancel arch. There is a Norman tympanum, not in situ, on the west wall of the south aisle which is a fragment of the original building. Wall monument with two kneeling figures to James Harrington dated 1613. Wall mounted collection of C19 and earlier musical instruments.

Listing NGR: SK8476802742