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HOMEPAGE Lastingham, Hutton-le-Hole, Appleton-le-Moors ScenesHOMEPAGE for all of Phil and Molly's PicsViews of Lastingham on the North York Moors

1. Lastingham, St Mary's Church - part 1 - a fine external structure

View of St Mary's Church, Lastingham, entering the village on the road from Appleton-le-Moors.

View of St Mary's Church, Lastingham, entering the village on the road from Appleton-le-Moors. PLEASE buy the excellent guide book to the church and help maintain this wonderful building. It has been a centre for Christian worship from the Saxon 7th century and retains some of its early Norman architecture and it isn't getting any younger!

 

The west end and tower of the church, and fine rounded east end.

The west end and tower of the church, and fine rounded east end. The first church was founded by St Cedd of Lindisfarne in AD 654 as a Celtic monastery.

 

View of St Mary's Church, Lastingham, from the western side of the graveyard.

View of St Mary's Church, Lastingham, from the west from the graveyard. Stephen and his monks built the basis of the present day church between 1078 and 1088 when Stephen left for York.

 

The east end of St Mary's Church, Lastingham.

The east end apse of St Mary's Church, Lastingham.

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