Bell 1 of 2
Founded by Unidentified (blank)
Dove Bell ID: 59507 Tower ID: 23203 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Scampston: St Martin
Diocese of York
Church, 643036
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Overview
Grid reference: SE 861 754
A small Victorian estate church, located off the south side of the village street of the hamlet of Scampston, 11 miles south-west of Scarborough in lightly populated countryside. Little remains of the predecessor of the present building, which was built by G T Andrews for Col William St Quintin in 1845-6. The furnishings and fittings mostly date from 1906, when the church was refurbished by William Herbert St Quintin. This is a compact and attractive estate church in a mixture of the Early English and Decorated styles, which gives the impression of having been designed as a larger building and shrunk to fit the plot, bursting as it is with details.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West belcote; 4-bay aisled nave and south porch; chancel and vestry.
Dimensions:
Nave 10m (31ft) by 5m (15’6ft).
Footprint of Church buildings: 201 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
Little remains of the predecessor of the present building, which was built by G T Andrews for Col William St Quintin in 1845-6. The north and west walls contain some old masonry, and the footprint may therefore have been roughly that of a medieval Chapel-of-ease which stood here, shown in a framed painting within the church to have consisted of nave and chancel, with square-headed windows and south door. The furnishings and fittings mostly date from 1906, when the church was refurbished by William Herbert St Quintin.
The surrounding area centred around West Heslerton is an archaeological site of national importance, with earthworks and underground remains of a substantial Romano-British and Saxon proto-urban settlement. The large-scale excavations here have changed our perception of the late Roman and early Saxon period. There are also substantial medieval and post-medieval remains, including the nationally important site of Wharram Percy, and of course the other medieval churches in the area.
Exterior Description
This is a compact and attractive estate church in a mixture of the Early English and Decorated styles, which gives the impression of having been designed as a larger building and shrunk to fit the plot, bursting as it is with details. The church hunkers down amongst the trees, but a little vertical emphasis is given by the gabled belcote with double round-arched openings with an octagonal centre shaft, on chamfered responds. The church has coped gables and belcote, nave and chancel crocketed finial crosses. All the windows have double-chamfered openings.
The lower part of the nave west wall is pierced by a square- headed window of cusped lancets. Above this is a window of paired cusped lancets, with similar single lancets in the west ends of both aisles. The south wall of the nave has dwarf angle buttresses, and is pierced to the east of the porch by two square-headed windows of paired cusped lancets. The north wall has three similar windows, and a single dwarf buttress.
The chancel south wall has a Decorated window of two cusped lights beneath a quatrefoil, and east of this in the same bay a pointed priest's doorway with a triple-chamfered pointed head carried on thin imposts. A blind eastern bay is defined by dwarf buttresses. The north wall is taken up by the vestry, which has a pent roof and truncated stack, and an east window of paired lancets. The pointed east window is of three lights with geometric tracery beneath a coved hood-mould on corbel heads.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
1906
East window by H V Milner, the Crucifixion, commemorating Matthew Chittin Downey St Quintin, Col of the 17th Lancers, died 19th April 1876.
Stained Glass
Memorial window in the chancel south window inscribed: “Good Christian people of your faith pray for the good estate of William St Quintin and Dame Louisa, his wife, who built this Church AD MDCCCXLV”. Several original windows with borders. These are all by W Wailes.
Interior
Interior Description
Moving inside, the impression of a miniature version of a rather grander design is strong, the interior still having all its Victorian and Edwardian furnishings and fittings, and indeed all the features and details one could expect. The floor has quarry tiles, the roof is an arch-braced construction.
The north and south arcades have double-chamfered arches on cylindrical columns with waterholding bases and moulded capitals. The pointed chancel arch is carried on half-octagonal responds with moulded capitals. In the sanctuary south wall is a fine trefoil-headed double sedilia. The finely carved rood screen, stalls, altar, pulpit and prayer desk by Temple Moore were donated by William Herbert St Quintin. The round-arched niche on side shafts in the chancel north wall contains a carved marble Deposition placed in memory of his Uncle, Rev George Danby, by the same benefactor in 1906. The tiles in the chancel are by Minton. The roof is scissor-braced.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
1906
Oak table by Temple Moore
Reredos
1906
Curtain. By Temple Moore
Pulpit
1906
The pulpit is hexagonal, oak with an blind carved tracery panels and moulded cornice. Backboard and tester. By Templre Moore.
Lectern
1906
Oak reading stand by Temple Moore.
Font (object)
Mid 19th Century
Octagonal font with twin ogee-arches panels around the bowl, tall oak crocketed cover.
Plaque (object)
Brass plaque commemorating William Herbert St Quintin died 21st January 1923.
Plaque (object)
Brass plaque commemorating the refurbishing of the church in 1906.
Organ (object)
Surprisingly big two manual organ, orginally by Compton but restored in 1908, with an ornate case and show of pipes. Electric.
Bells
Bell 2 of 2
Founded by Unidentified (blank)
Dove Bell ID: 59508 Tower ID: 23203 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SE 861 754
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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