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Gautby
 
Gautby Hall
Gautby Hall
Gautby Hall

This great brick-built eighteenth century mansion was the home of the Vyner family.

The architect was Matthew Brettingham (1699-1769).

The house was only infrequently occupied in the Victorian period and following the death of Robert Vyner in 1874 it was demolished.

Drawing of 1803

Gautby, Hall, Robert Vyner family, Matthew Brettingham
Gautby, All Saints
Gautby, All Saints
Gautby, All Saints

All Saints' church at Gautby is built of brick in the mid-Georgian period. There is a small recessed spirelet on the tower.

June 2014

Gautby, All Saints church
Gautby, All Saints
Gautby, All Saints
Gautby, All Saints

This small church (almost hidden by trees) was built in 1754 by Robert Vyner, whose country house once stood nearby.

Within the church are grand memorials to members of the Vyner family.

Frank Robinson, December 2014

Gautby, All Saints church, Robert Vyner
Gautby, All Saints
Gautby, All Saints
Gautby, All Saints

Major structural repairs to the building, especially the chancel, were undertaken in 2016.

July 2017

Gautby, All Saints
Gautby, All Saints, candle holder
Gautby, All Saints, candle holder
Gautby, All Saints, candle holder

Gautby, All Saints, candle holder
Gautby, All Saints, font
Gautby, All Saints, font
Gautby, All Saints, font

The octagonal font, with quatrefoils in the principal faces of the bowl, was originally in the church at Laughton.

July 2017

Gautby, All Saints, font, Laughton
Gautby, All Saints, interior
Gautby, All Saints, interior
Gautby, All Saints, interior

Looking east. The chancel arch is flanked by tapered Ionic pilasters.

The simple timber pews date from the nineteenth century but the two-decker pulpit and vicar's pew, from Skelton,Yorkshire, are from an earlier period..

July 2017

Gautby, All Saints, interior
Gautby, All Saints, interior
Gautby, All Saints, interior
Gautby, All Saints, interior

Looking west. The church has a tiny gallery.

July 2017

Gautby, All Saints church
Gautby, All Saints, memorial
Gautby, All Saints, memorial
Gautby, All Saints, memorial

Memorials in Gautby church include two stone figures, originally erected in 1673 in St Mary Woolnoth Church, London.  Seen here is Sir Thomas Vyner, displaying his chain of office as Lord Mayor of London.

Frank Robinson, May 2013

Gautby, All Saints church, memorial, Thomas Vyner, Lord Mayor of London, St Mary Woolnoth church
Gautby, All Saints, monument
Gautby, All Saints, monument
Gautby, All Saints, monument

This reclining figure is the memorial to Thomas Viner, son of Sir Thomas.

Both monuments are attributed to Jasper Latham.

July 2017

 

Gautby, All Saints, monument, Jasper Latham
Gautby, All Saints, window
Gautby, All Saints, window
Gautby, All Saints, window

All Saints' church has a Venetian window in the south wall of the chancel.

August 2014

Gautby, All Saints church, Venetian window
Gautby, Hall, Stables
Gautby, Hall, Stables
Gautby, Hall, Stables

This impressive building was the stables built for the Vyner family in 1756. It is now a house and garage.

Pearl Wheatley, 2011

Gautby, Hall Stables, Vyner