St Andrew's Church, Kirby Grindalythe

A church was built on the site in the 12th century, from which period the lower part of the tower survives, along with some of the stonework of the nave.

In the bottom stage is a doorway with a stepped round arch, above which are slit openings, a string course, two-light bell openings with pointed heads and hood moulds, a corbel table, a plain parapet with corner pinnacles, and a recessed octagonal spire with a weathervane.

[2][4] Inside the church, there is a sedilia, of which the outer seats are Norman; an aumbry, and a reused piscina.

The west wall has a large mosaic of the Ascension of Jesus by an unknown Italian artist, and an alabaster and marble altarpiece by James Redfern.

The stained glass windows are mostly by Clayton and Bell, with those in the south aisle by Burlison and Grylls.

The church, in 2021
Mosaic of the Ascension