A National School built for the children of Stainby and Gunby in 1840, it later became Stainby Council School, then Stainby County School.

The school closed in 1971.

March 2017

A large church for the size of the settlement. St Peter's, Stainby, was rebuilt in the Early English style in 1865 to the design of Richard Coad, a pupil of George Gilbert Scott.

W. A. H. Thorold became rector in 1877 and carved the altar, reredos, choir stalls, screens, organ case, pulpit & font cover in his rectory workshop.

Locked with no keyholder information.

Mark Acton, 2017

The north aisle, not visible in this shot, was rebuilt by Coad using material from the medieval church which previously occupied the same site.

April 2017

Label stop in the form of a 'medieval' head, a typical decorative device used by Victorian church restorers.

April 2017