The tall column topped by a sundial is of 16th century date and is said to have been given by Edmund Bunny, rector of this parish from 1575 to 1603. The original inscription, now badly eroded, was recorded in 1866 as saying “SUIS RATIONIBUS CONDUCENDIS”. However the meaning of this is…
The font is of 12th century style and came from the earlier church. The (rather heavy) font cover is said to be of Tudor origin but that has been questioned. More likely it was provided during the general refurbishment of 1631.
These were made by a parishioner (Mr Richardson of Appleton Roebuck) in 1865 from designs supplied by Messrs Atkinson, Architects of York. They were the gift of Archdeacon Creyke and replaced the original 15th century oak benches. The return stalls facing the altar are original and form the base of…
These are a very good example of a typical Saxon Mass Dial and were removed from the wall close to the Lych Gate in 1936 where they had been placed and exposed for at least a century. Prior to that they had been put to other uses but it is…
Ordnance Survey Bench marks (BMs) are survey marks made by Ordnance Survey to record height above Ordnance Datum. If the exact height of one BM is known then the exact height of the next can be found by measuring the difference in heights, through a process of spirit levelling. Most commonly,…
Here are photographs of graffiti which was discovered on the Tower Roof during recent roof repair work. It is not clearly understood how old or original these markings are and will need further investigation to be certain. However most are believed to be original.
