Christ Church is an Anglican church in East Layton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
A chapel in East Layton was first recorded in 1619. [1] The current building was constructed in 1895, commissioned by Mrs Maynard Proud, and is still owned by her family trust. [2] It was designed by James Pigott Pritchett Jr and Herbert Dewes Pritchett, and is said to be modelled on the design of Worcester Cathedral. [3] [4] It was originally a chapel of ease to St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick, [1] and is now in the parish of St Cuthbert's Church, Forcett. [2] It was grade II listed in 1969. [3] In the 2010s, the owning family restored the church at a cost of £20,000. It is not licensed for weddings, but in 2014 it was granted a special licence by the Archbishop of York to hold its first ever marriage ceremony. [4]
The church is built of stone with tile roofs, and is in the Perpendicular style. It has a cruciform plan, consisting of a nave, a south porch, north and south transepts, a chancel, and a tower at the crossing. The tower has octagonal diagonal buttresses rising to turret finials, three-light bell openings with hood moulds, and an embattled parapet. Inside, original fittings include the altar, reredos, pulpit, pews, vestry screen and font. [3] [5]
