Christ Church is an Anglican church in East Layton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
A chapel in East Layton was first recorded in 1619.[1] The current building was constructed in 1895, commissioned by Mrs Maynard Proud, and is still owned by her family trust.[2] It was designed by James Pigott Pritchett Jr and Herbert Dewes Pritchett, and is said to be modelled on the design of Worcester Cathedral.[3][4] It was originally a chapel of ease to St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick,[1] and is now in the parish of St Cuthbert's Church, Forcett.[2] It was grade II listed in 1969.[3] In the 2010s, the owning family restored the church at a cost of £20,000. It is not licensed for weddings, but in 2014 it was granted a special licence by the Archbishop of York to hold its first ever marriage ceremony.[4]
The church is built of stone with tile roofs, and is in the Perpendicular style. It has a cruciform plan, consisting of a nave, a south porch, north and south transepts, a chancel, and a tower at the crossing. The tower has octagonal diagonal buttresses rising to turret finials, three-light bell openings with hood moulds, and an embattled parapet. Inside, original fittings include the altar, reredos, pulpit, pews, vestry screen and font.[3][5]
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- ^ a b A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. 1914. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Christ Church, East Layton". Stanwick Group of Churches. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Christ Church (1157654)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Paul (29 August 2014). "Church breaks its duck with first wedding". Church Times. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ 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.