Nominal: 1428 Hz Weight: 277 lbs Diameter: 24" Bell 1 of 2
Founded by Edward I Seller 1710
Dove Bell ID: 62918 Tower ID: 25123 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Ellerton: St Mary
Overview
Grid reference: SE 701 398
The church is built in a late Decorated style which, presumably, Pearson derived from the ruins of the Priory formerly on the site. There are now no visible remains of the Priory, and all the stone work above ground seems to be of 1846; doubtless there is considerable scope for archaeological investigation in and around the church building. Although the church is not large, it is a substantial building, constructed of finely tooled ashlar laid in horizontal courses, the varying colours of the stone giving an attractive texture.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Four-bay aisleless nave with west bell-cote and south porch, chancel with north vestry.
Description of Archaeology and History
The church stands on the site of an ancient priory. The present church was erected to designs by J.L. Pearson (1817-1897). Several of his early churches are in Yorkshire, including his first (at Ellerker) of 1843.
Exterior Description
The church is built in a late Decorated style which, presumably, Pearson derived from the ruins of the Priory formerly on the site. There are now no visible remains of the Priory, and all the stone work above ground seems to be of 1846; doubtless there is considerable scope for archaeological investigation in and around the church building. Although the church is not large, it is a substantial building, constructed of finely tooled ashlar laid in horizontal courses, the varying colours of the stone giving an attractive texture.
The nave is of four bays, each with a two-light window having a pointed mouchette as tracery; the porch occupies the second bay from the west on the south side and has an outer arch of two chamfered orders, the inner carried on semi-octagonal responds and the outer framed by a moulded hood which is a continuation of the stringcourse which, just as it rises over this arch and the side windows of the porch, encircles the whole building in an unbroken line, forming the sills for most windows and rising over the priest's door in the south chancel wall in the same way as at the porch. The western angles of the nave have diagonal buttresses, and the two single-light traceried windows which pierce the west wall are divided by a powerful buttress which rises through several off-sets to e support a bell-cote set diagonally on the gable. The octagon, which is capped by a small stone spirelet, is pierced by two arched openings to house a couple of bells.
The chancel has a pair of windows in the south wall which are simply a reduced version of the two west windows, but without the intervening buttress, and nearby the east wall is a small priest's doorway; has angle buttresses at each corner and a three-light window with reticulated tracery in the head. The a pair of windows to light the sanctuary like those in the south wall, and the rest is hidden by the small vestry under a pent roof. This is provided with a pair of small lights in the east wall and a doorway in the west wall, the north west corner being surmounted by a prominent octagonal chimney. The east gables of nave and chancel have foliated stone gable crosses.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
Medieval
In the tracery of all nine nave windows are fragments of mediaeval glass, most especially complete shields of arms with red and blue lions rampant, probably fourteenth-century.
Interior
Interior Description
The inner south doorway has a two-centred arch of mouldings running continuously from the apex almost to the ground, and a hoodmould terminating in foliated stops. The door itself, of oak, has lively scrolling ironwork to the hinges. The interior of the church is simple and quickly described ; the windows are set within reveals plastered like the other wall surfaces, but with the stone rerearches left exposed. The alleys and chancel are paved with York stone flags. The furnishings are plain and simple, and there is no stained glass in the main lights of the windows, this being limited to mediaeval fragments in the tracery of virtually all windows; there are also no monuments or wall tablets, so that the architecture, straightforward as it is, is left to speak for itself. The roof structures indeed, are the most characterful features of the building, that in the nave characterised by unevenly spaced arch braces and bosses at the intersections of the principal braces with moulded purlins. The chancel roof is also of two-centred section and is boarded with panels outlined by moulded struts. The chancel arch is of two chamfered orders, the inner supported by moulded corbols terminating in carved leaves and the outer continuing to the floor.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
The altar is a table with stout legs which may have been a secular side-table.
Pulpit
The pulpit is hexagonal, each side of the body simply one large panel within a moulded frame, perhaps made up of eighteenth-century pieces.
Lectern
The lectern is of oak, a desk on a pedestal.
Font (object)
The font is octagonal, with plain sides to the bowl and much moulding on the stem.
Bells
Nominal: 1367 Hz Weight: 402 lbs Diameter: 26.38" Bell 2 of 2
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1866
Dove Bell ID: 62919 Tower ID: 25123 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SE 701 398
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
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
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'Seek advice' Species
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