St Cuthbert's Church, Crayke

St Cuthbert's Church, Crayke
St Cuthbert's Church, Crayke, from the south
St Cuthbert's Church, Crayke Location in North Yorkshire
54°07′43″N1°08′39″W / 54.1287°N 1.1441°W / 54.1287; -1.1441
OS grid reference	SE 560 707
Location	Crayke, North Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Cuthbert, Crayke
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint Cuthbert
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	17 May 1960
Architect(s)	E. G. Paley (restoration)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic, Gothic Revival
Specifications
Materials	Stone
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	York
Archdeaconry	York
Deanery	Easingwold
Parish	Crayke
Clergy
Rector	Revd Ian Kitchen

St Cuthbert's Church is in the village of Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Easingwold, the archdeaconry of York, and the diocese of York. Its benefice is united with those of All Saints, Brandsby, and Holy Trinity, Yearsley. ^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. ^[2]

History

The present church dates from about 1490 on a site probably occupied by a church in the Anglo-Saxon era. ^[3] The church was restored and a north aisle was added by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley in 1862–63, ^[4] at a cost of £1,000 (equivalent to £120,000 in 2023). ^{[5] [6]}

Architecture

The church is constructed in ashlar stone in Perpendicular style. The plan consists of a three-bay nave with a north aisle and a south porch, a two-bay chancel, and a west tower. The church is battlemented throughout with pinnacles and gargoyles. The tower is in two stages, with a three-light west window in the lower stage and two-light bell openings in the upper stage. The east window has three lights, and contains stained glass by William Wailes. The font is from the 15th century, and the pulpit is dated 1637. The pews date from the 17th century. In the church is a late 16th-century memorial with recumbent stone effigies. ^[2]

See also

• Yorkshire portal

• Listed buildings in Crayke
• List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley

References

1. St Cuthbert, Crayke, Church of England , retrieved 25 August 2011
2. Historic England, "Church of St Cuthbert, Crayke (1314955)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 25 August 2011
3. A Brief History of Crayke : The Church of St Cuthbert in Crayke, Village of Crayke, retrieved 25 August 2011
4. Price, James (1998), Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836–1942, Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies, p. 74, ISBN   1-86220-054-8
5. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth , retrieved 7 May 2024
6. Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 220, ISBN   978-1-84802-049-8