Description

NORTH LEVERTON
SK 78 Sit WITH HABBLESTHORPE MAIN STREET
(north side)

5/49 Church of
St. Martin
1.2.67

G.V. I

Parish church. C12, C13, C14, C15; restored C19. Ashlar,
dressed stone, coursed rubble, ashlar dressings, slate roofs.
Chamfered and moulded plinths. West tower, nave, south aisle,
chancel, south porch. West tower, C15, 2 stages. String course,
eaves band with 4 gargoyles, crenellated parapet. Pair of
diagonal buttresses to west, 2 set-offs. South side has 3 stair
lights. West side has to right, small Tudor arched door, and
above, C15 triple lancet with round heads, panel tracery, cove
mullions, chamfered and coved reveal and hood mould. Second
stage has 4 double round headed bell openings with hood moulds.
Nave, 4 bays, has to north 5 buttresses, that to west gabled and
linked to tower. 3 restored C13 double lancets with Y tracery
and hood moulds. To west, 4 centred arched blocked doorway.
Coped gable to east, with cross. South side has single buttress
to west and gabled buttress linked to tower. To west, single
restored C13 lancet with Y tracery. South aisle, 2 bays, has 2
coped gables with crosses. East end has to right, buttress with
2 set-offs. To left, tall C14 triple lancet with cusped heads
and flowing tracery. South side has pair of corner buttresses to
east, and 3 buttresses to south with gabled trefoil headed
niches. 2 early C14 triple lancets with intersecting and
Decorated tracery. Both have chamfered and rebated reveals and
hood moulds with mask stops. Restored west end has C19 circular
window with quatrefoil tracery. Chancel, 2 bays, has 2 pairs of
orner buttresses to east, 2 set-offs. Coped east gable with
cross. North side has central 4 centred arched blocked doorway.
2 C14 triple lancets with cusped heads, Decorated tracery and
hood moulds. East end has C14 triple lancet with cusped ogee
heads and Decorated tracery and hood mould. South side has
single buttress and central restored priest's door with chamfered
ogee head. 2 C14 triple lancets similar to north side. South
porch, C19 in C13 style. Large clasping buttress to west. West
side has 2 chamfered single lancets. South door, double
chamfered and rebated with moulded round responds and hood
mould. Above, a single small blocked lancet. Moulded coped
gable with cross. Inner south doorway, c.1200, 3 orders, has
roll moulded arch with keeled rsponds with square capitals. Roll
moulded and keeled soffit with dogtooth band and fleur de lys and
mask terminals. Round responds with crocketed capitals. Nave
south arcade, C14, 2 bays, has single octagonal pier and west
respond with chamfered bases and moulded capitals. East impost
re-cut into crude volute and fielded square panel. Double
chamfered and rebated arches. Walls have C19 timber panelling,
traceried to north and west. C19 king post roof with corbels
carrying arched braces to billeted collars. Curved struts and
wind braces. Tower arch, C13, double chamfered and rebated, with
tapered octagonal imposts. Tower chamber enclosed by traceried
timber screen, 1928, to form vestry, which contains fitted
vestment cupboards. South aisle has no features of interest.
Roof similar to north aisle. Chancel arch, C13, restored, double
chamfered and rebated, with roundblack marble imposts with
noulded capitals and conical corbels. North side has to east,
small oqee headed aumbry. South side has, to east, cusped ogee
headed piscina. All windows have coloured borders and patterns.
Roof, C19 panelled timber wagon vault. Fittings include C19 roll
topped deal benches and C19 traceried panelled choir stalls with
corniced backs and fleur de lys finials. C19 pierced panelled
pulpit. Brass lectern with twisted bracketed stem. C19 eggcup
font with round black marble shaft, on square base, with C18
octagonal cover with turned knob. Memorials include war memorial
tablet, 2 rolls of honour, brasses 1837 and 1886, 2 C20. 2
Classical style marble and slate tablets, 1832 and 1834.

Listing NGR: SK7871382261

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 17 August 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Martin's Church, North Leverton at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15978810

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