Church Of St Eloy

NZ 30 SW GREAT SMEATON A 167 (north side)

6/29 Church of St Eloy

31.3.70 GV II

Church. C13, C15, mostly rebuilt by G E Street in 1862. Ashlar, Welsh slate roof. Nave with south aisle, lower chancel, north vestry . Nave: 3 bays. South side, catslide roof to aisle. To right of left-hand bay a gabled porch with pointed-arched chamfered doorway below relieving arch, impost bands, stone coping, gable cross, Windows, plate traceried in style, 3 twin trefoil-headed lancets, similar single lancet to east . To west side, 2 tall trefoil-headed lancets with quatrefoil over, to nave. To north side, 2-light pointed geometric traceried windows. Stone coping, gable cross to east. To west a bellcote, square on plan, arcaded sides, with tall pyramidal roof. Pointed Y-tracery west window to aisle. Chancel: 2 bays, two 2-light windows with pointed arches, geometric tracery and hoodmoulds. East window: 1862 of 3 stepped cusped pointed lights with hoodmould and relieving arch. Interior: south arcade, early Perpendicular, 3 bays, 2 octagonal piers with chamfered pointed arches. To each end a figured corbel. Chancel arch, similar with impost band. Norman round font with diaper pattern. Good wall monument 1804 by Fisher of York to henry Hewgill, Rector, Hornby Grange.

Listing NGR: NZ3481804454