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13. A brief study of St Mary's Church, Whitby
St Mary's Church high up on the cliff edge above Whitby harbour. It is overlooking the town and near the ancient abbey. The church is mostly Norman and Early English with Georgian additions and alterations.
The tower of St Mary's Church, Whitby. The main entrance (centre) is paralleled by the Norman south door to its right (shown below).
The Norman south door.
Perhaps a baby's Saxon coffin, with odd decorated carved stones from earlier buildings.
The interior was remodelled in the 18th century and the large nave houses the interior columns supporting the galleries above the box pews. In the middle of the picture is the original curved Norman chancel arch.
Looking through the chancel arch to the alter. Parts of the chancel date back to early medieval times.
The tall panelled three-decker pulpit of 1778.
A good old stove to heat the church in winter.
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