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Thornton le Moor
 
Thornton le Moor, All Saints
Thornton le Moor, All Saints
Thornton le Moor, All Saints

A Norman church built of Ironstone. The chancel was rebuilt in 1871.

Peter Kirk Collection, 1992

Thornton le Moor, All Saint
Thornton le Moor, All Saints
Thornton le Moor, All Saints
Thornton le Moor, All Saints

A Norman church which was modified in the thirteenth century.

The tiny quatrefoil windows of the clerestory are a notable feature.

August 2018

Thornton le Moor, All Saints
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, Bellcote
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, Bellcote
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, Bellcote

The bellcote is a 'rare survival', according to Pevsner, dating from the Norman period. It houses two bells with a central shaft.

August 2018

Thornton le Moor, All Saints, bellcote
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, Chancel
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, Chancel
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, Chancel

The chancel of All Saints' church was rebuilt in 1871. The style in Early English, thus in harmony with the geunine thirteenth-century windows of the nave.

August 2018

Thornton le Moor, All Saints
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, Doorway
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, Doorway
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, Doorway

The doorway in the south side of the church is early twelfth century.

The capitals have scallop decoration and the the arch carries a band of zig-zag typical of the period.

August 2018

Thornton le Moor, All Saints, doorway, zig-zag
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, War Memorial
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, War Memorial
Thornton le Moor, All Saints, War Memorial

The village war memorial in the porch of the church.

August 2018

Thornton le Moor, All Saints, war memorial