All Saints Church, Thorpe Bassett facts for kids
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All Saints Church, Thorpe Bassett, from the south-east
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| OS grid reference | SE 858,735 |
| Location | Thorpe Bassett, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | All Saints, Thorpe Bassett |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 10 October 1966 |
| Architect(s) | Paley and Austin (restoration) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman, Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Limestone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Thorpe Bassett |
| Deanery | Southern Ryedale |
| Archdeaconry | York |
| Diocese | York |
| Province | York |
All Saints Church is a special old church located in the small village of Thorpe Bassett in North Yorkshire, England. It's an active Anglican church, meaning people still use it for worship today. It's part of a group of six local churches. This church is also a "Grade II* listed building," which means it's a very important historical building protected by the country.
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History of All Saints Church
This church is very old, dating back to the 12th century (the 1100s). Some parts, like the arcade (a row of arches), were built in the early 13th century (the 1200s).
By the early 1800s, the church building was in poor condition. So, from 1878 to 1879, it was carefully "restored." This means it was repaired and updated. The work was done by architects named Paley and Austin from Lancaster. They rebuilt the north aisle (a side part of the church) and the chancel (the area around the altar). They also added a vestry (a room for clergy) and a porch. This big project cost over £2,000 back then, which would be a lot of money today!
Church Architecture and Design
Outside the Church
The main part of the church is made from limestone. The porch, which is the entrance, is built from sandstone and timber. The roofs are covered with slate.
The church has a nave (the main part where people sit) with a porch on the south side. It also has a north aisle and a chancel with a vestry. At the west end of the church, there's a window with three sections. Above it is a double bellcote, which holds the church bells.
The porch leads to a Norman doorway from the late 12th century. It's decorated with a zigzag pattern called chevrons. On the chancel wall, there's a window with three sections and a buttress (a support wall). There are also smaller windows with pointed tops. The east end of the church has another three-section window and a cross on the roof.
Inside the Church
Inside the north wall of the nave, you can see old carvings. Some of these carvings are from the 11th century (the 1000s), including a tomb slab. In the north wall of the chancel, there's a niche (a small alcove) from the 1800s. It holds a stone effigy (a statue) of a priest from the 14th century.
A small pointed window in the south wall of the chancel has a glass box. Inside this box is a corbel head from the 13th century. The font (where baptisms happen) is a round, tub-shaped stone from the 12th century. It sits on a base added in the 1800s. The font's carved wooden cover was made in 1636.
The floor of the chancel is covered with Victorian tiles that look like medieval designs. The east window has small pieces of colored glass from the 14th century. The church organ was built in 1813. It was later found in poor condition at York Minster and was repaired in 1977.
See also
- List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
