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Church of Christ the Consoler, Newby Hall

1871-76 by William Burges for Lady Mary Vyner

Grey Catraig stone, with Morcar stone from nearby

Markenfield Hall for the exterior facings and mouldings, white limestone from Lord Ripon's quarries near Studley Royal for the interior; grey slate roof. Cross of grey limestone.

Nave of 4 bays with north and south aisles, south porch, partly enclosed massive tower with spire on north side, square

3-bay chancel with priest's door, left of centre. In an early English style of c1270, with French detailing.

Porch: richly moulded outer doorway with foliate order below continuous hoodmould; carving of the Good Shepherd in

stepped niche in the gable. Stone copings with ridge cross.

Chancel: paired trefoil-headed lancets as aisle under cusped quatrefoils, and in elaborate pointed arches. Stepped buttresses to aisles and chancel, pilaster buttresses to cleretory.

Tower on north side of 4 stages has angle buttresses and corner pinnacles to banded spire with lucarne windows; paired belfry windows to fourth stage with corbel table above. The chancel east end: wide pointed 5-light window with central rose; figure of Christ the Consoler in mandola to gable. The window is flanked by 2 massive buttresses surmounted by helmeted animals. Buttresses with the armorial bearings of families connected with the Vyners on the north and south sides of the chancel.

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Uploaded on April 18, 2020
Taken on April 18, 2020