Holy Cross Church, Swainby
Holy Cross Church is the parish church of Swainby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
The church was built in 1877, as a replacement for Whorlton Old Church. It was designed by T. H. Wyatt, and was constructed using stone from Whorlton Castle. The building was grade II listed in 1966.[1][2][3]
The church is built of sandstone with tile roofs, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a chancel with a north vestry, and a northwest steeple. The steeple has a tower with three stages, stepped angle buttresses, a west stair turret, a north door with lancet windows above, a clock face, paired louvred bell openings under an arch, an eaves corbel table, and a broach spire with lucarnes and a weathervane. Inside, there is a stone and marble pulpit and assorted stained glass, including the east window and one south window by Charles Eamer Kempe.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ Page, William (1923). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Wells, Emma. "A look at the history of Whorlton Old Church, with Dr Emma Wells". Welcome to Yorkshire. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 Historic England. "Church of Holy Cross, Whorlton (1314939)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.