Old St Stephen's Church, Fylingdales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Old St Stephen's Church, Fylingdales |
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Old St Stephen's Church, Fylingdales, from the west
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| OS grid reference | NZ 941 059 |
| Location | Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Stephen |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 6 October 1969 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1822 |
| Closed | 1870 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roof |
Old St Stephen's Church is an old church located on a hill in Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, England. It looks out over the famous Robin Hood's Bay. This church is very important, so it's protected as a Grade I listed building. The Churches Conservation Trust takes care of it now.
History of the Church
This church was built in 1822. It replaced an even older church that had been on this spot since the medieval times.
The church closed its doors in 1870. A new church, also named after Saint Stephen, was built nearby. The old church became part of the Churches Conservation Trust in 1986.
Today, parts of the church have been changed inside. This allows people to stay overnight, a bit like camping. This is sometimes called "Champing."
Church Design and Look
The church is made from sandstone with a purple slate roof. It is a simple building. It has a long main area called a nave with six sections. There is also a small sanctuary, a porch on the south side, and a room called a vestry on the north side.
Outside the Church
At the west end of the church, there is a small bell tower called a cupola. The church's style is Neoclassical.
Above the porch, you can see a sundial. It has three dates carved into it: 1736, 1864, and 1919. Inside the porch, there are wooden benches.
The walls of the nave have windows with pointed tops. There is a square-shaped door on the south wall of the sanctuary. The window at the east end is like the ones in the nave. It has diagonal buttresses (supports) on either side. The vestry wall has a window with 15 small panes of glass.
Inside the Church
The inside of the church still has its original Georgian features. These include a panelled gallery on the north and west sides. This gallery is held up by Doric columns.
On the south wall, there is a tall, three-level pulpit with a sounding board above it. The church also has box pews. These are like small, enclosed seating areas. One of these pews has the name and coat of arms of the Farsyde family. There are also special memorial tablets for members of this family. The font, used for baptisms, dates back to the early 1700s.
See also
- Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England
