Whitwood St Philip
Overview
Grid reference: SE 403 244
The church is built of coursed rubble masonry with stone dressings and roof coverings of slate. The north west tower is of three equal stages; the divisions are marked by boldly protruding string-courses, and these are carried round the outside of the substantial angle buttresses.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave, apsidal chancel, north west porch tower, and south east vestry.
Description of Archaeology and History
Joseph Clarke, 1865; tower added 1870.
Exterior Description
The church is built of coursed rubble masonry with stone dressings and roof coverings of slate. The north west tower is of three equal stages; the divisions are marked by boldly protruding string-courses, and these are carried round the outside of the substantial angle buttresses. The large entrance door has a wide pointed arch with thick jamb-shafts having foliage capitals and water-leaf decoration to the bases.
On the west side of this lowest stage of the tower is a single wide lancet window with a drip-moulding. On each of the three exposed sides of the second stage is a large clock-face above a small lancet, while the bell-stage has two lancet lights on each face. Above the bell-stage is a plain parapet. The tower as it stands does not look entirely comfortable, and a spire was probably intended.
In the centre of the west wall of the nave is a large pointed window of four small lancet lights with three large sexfoils in the tracery; the windows of the nave side walls, four on the south and three on the north, are of two lights with a single large sexfoil. All the windows have very large drip-mouldings which run down to a level below the heads of the lancets. The chancel is three bays deep, although the bays are much shorter than those of the nave. The windows of both the side walls and the buttressed polygonal end of the chancel are of the same pattern: a trefoil-headed light with a trefoil above it all set under a pointed arch.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
The stained glass which, although of routine design (an almost identical figure of Our Lord appears in both the west window and in one of the north nave windows) is made up of glass with strong and pure colour. Similar glass is to be found in the north aisle of Selby Abbey.
Interior
Interior Description
Inside the building the exposed brickwork of the walls has been painted. The windows are set under rere arches, and between each arch a wall-post of square section is set on a small carved corbel. The timber roof has curved braces to the collars. The pointed chancel arch rests on massive freestanding columns with heavy foliage capitals and a single shaft-ring. The arch itself has a single roll-moulding. On the south side of the chancel a tall pointed arch gives access to the vestry and the organ chamber.
Fixtures and fittings
Font (object)
A large stone font with a cylindrical bowl supported on one central shaft and four subsidiary ones.
Pulpit
Hexagonal wooden pulpit with Decorated tracery to the inset panels.
Stall
Simple wooden choir stalls with pierced fronts and poppy-heads.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SE 403 244
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.
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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.
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.
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