Church Of St Nicholas

The Church of St Nicholas is a parish church located in Gunby, dating from the 15th century, with significant alterations made in 1869 by architect R. Coad. The building is constructed of ashlar and squared coursed limestone rubble, topped with slate roofs featuring stone coped gables, decorative kneelers, and crosses fleury.

The church comprises a western tower, nave, chancel, and vestry. The 15th-century tower is three stages high and features a bell-moulded plinth, two string courses, and a battlemented parapet with crocketed corner pinnacles, one of which is missing. The belfry stage has two light louvred openings with cusped heads. The west window consists of two lights with trefoil heads, set within a concave chamfered surround and hood mould. An angled stair turret leads to the second stage on the north side.

The nave, added in 1869, includes three stepped buttresses, a north door with a moulded pointed surround and angle shafts, and a pair of two-light windows. The vestry features a three-light window with ogee heads. The chancel, made of squared limestone rubble, has a three-light east window from the 19th century with rectilinear tracery and a similar two-light window on the south side. The south side of the nave has three 19th-century three-light windows, with the central window displaying ogee heads and the outer pair matching the north side with cusped heads and quatrefoils above.

Inside, the church features a tall narrow late 15th-century tower arch with octagonal responds and capitals, a single chamfered arch, and a hollow moulded continuous surround. The 19th-century chancel arch has a moulded pointed head, continuous surround, and a hood mould with human head label stops. All interior fittings, including the font, are from the 19th century and feature Gothic woodwork, including the tower and chancel screens, font cover, and reredos created by Rev. W. E. Thorold around 1880. There are also a pair of commandment boards.