Moorby: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TF 291 640
The church is built of bands of red brick alternating on the outside with bands of green sandstone and inside with bands of black brick. The north-west turret rises from the ground with a clasping buttress at the north-west corner and a tiny lancet light in the west face. The belfry stage has louvred lancets in each face and then there is the pointed slated roof with wooden lucernes in each side. The west wall of the nave has two large lancets separated by a buttress. Below the windows is a string-course which embraces the buttress and above them a row of roundels carved in a band of ancaster stone which is also the material used for the dressings of the doors and windows.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave with north-west bell turret and porch, chancel with south vestry.
Exterior Description
The church is built of bands of red brick alternating on the outside with bands of green sandstone and inside with bands of black brick. The north-west turret rises from the ground with a clasping buttress at the north-west corner and a tiny lancet light in the west face. The belfry stage has louvred lancets in each face and then there is the pointed slated roof with wooden lucernes in each side. The west wall of the nave has two large lancets separated by a buttress. Below the windows is a string-course which embraces the buttress and above them a row of roundels carved in a band of ancaster stone which is also the material used for the dressings of the doors and windows. The south wall of the nave has three pairs of lancets, the west pair divided from the others by a buttress, while the two eastern pairs are closer together. The chancel has no windows in the south side, but the vestry which continues its roofline at a gentler pitch has a pair of lancets in the south wall. All the roofs are slated, and the rainwater heads give the date 1866. The east wall has three lancets under a brick arch flush with the wall surface, the centre one as usual taller and wider than the flanking ones. In the north wall is one lancet near the junction with the nave. The north wall of the nave has two pairs of lancets divided by a buttress and then a west porch.
Interior
Interior Description
Inside the porch a small Caernarvon-headed door leads to the tiny ground floor of the bell tower.
The floors are tiled as usual and the roof is an open wagon vault in stained pine, the. same material as the-pews. A notched cornice of brick occupies the wall head of the lateral walls of the nave and the chancel. The chancel arch also has a notched order, and is carried on small marble colonettes of a greyish colour with foliated capitals and the three arches which open to the vestry on the south side are carried on paired colonettes of the same marble. The eastern of these arches is a door, the others only open from about four feet to the apex.
Under the east window is a mosaic reredos of three panels displaying alpha, the Cross and Omega, and there is a stone piscine in the north wall of the sanctuary.
Fixtures and fittings
Font (object)
The font stands on a nineteenth-century pillar-like pedestal, but the bowl is mediaeval and most interesting. There are four faces and the corners between them are canted. Its date is uncertain.
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 291 640
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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