Parish Church Of St Peter And St Paul

The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul in Pickering is a Grade I listed building that stands on the site of a Saxon church. The structure includes a nave, chancel, north and south aisles, transepts, a chapel, a tower with a spire, a belfry, and a south porch. The nave dates back to the 12th century and shows Transitional architectural features, while the clerestory was added in the 15th century. The rest of the church was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries. A notable feature is the wall paintings from the mid-15th century, located above the nave arcade, which represent one of the most complete series found in English churches. Inside, there is a late 18th-century pulpit, along with effigies of a crusader and a knight from the mid-14th century, as well as a knight's effigy from around 1400. The church also contains memorial tablets from the late 18th and early 19th centuries and underwent restoration in the late 19th century. The church forms a visual group with buildings in the Market Place, Willowgate, Birdgate, and Hall Garth.