Description

NY 6813 ASBY GREAT ASBY

15/1 Church of St Peter

G.V. II
Parish Church. 1866 gothic revival rebuild by Hay. Coursed sandstone blocks
with stepped buttressing. Graduated slate roofs (chancel lower) with stone
copings and kneelers; bellcote to west end is supported on pointed arch carried
between buttresses. Aisled nave and chancel. 3-bay nave has south aisle with
3-light trefoil-headed windows; other side windows and west window have 2
trefoil-headed lights, with quatrefoil between, under pointed containing arch.
East window of 3 trefoil-headed lights has large multi-foil between. Gabled
south porch has large foliate capitals to outer door jambs; architects' names
are inscribed on soffit of pointed entrance arch. Internally, organ occupies
west end. Cylindrical piers with foliate capitals carry south arcade of
pointed, single chamfer, arches constructed of polychrome stone. Large
demi-angel corbels carry similar moulded chancel arch. Angel musician corbels
support nave roof. On south side of chancel 2 seater sedilia is combined with
piscina; the 3 pointed arches have inner trefoil-heads and portrait bust
labels. Polygonal stone pulpit on north side of nave has sculpted panels;
octagonal font in south aisle is similar.

Listing NGR: NY6805713232

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26437995

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)