York Historic Environment Record

NORTH YORKSHIRE SELBY 5342 SE 54 NE ASKHAM BRYAN MAIN STREET (north side) 3/1 Church of St Nicholas - I Church. Late C12 with later alterations. Magnesian limestone ashlar and sandstone rubble with red plain tile roof. Continuous nave and chancel, with south porch and north vestry. West end: single round-arched window in chamfered surround under hood-mould. At apex a bell-turret supported on corbel frieze with single bell-light and surmounted by cross. South porch: 3 orders of arches decorated with chevron moulding on badly weathered capitals decorated with water-leaf and ram's horn moulding. 2 orders of nook shafts, the inner order being plain. Nave and chancel: 2-course moulded plinth. 3 round-headed windows to either side in chamfered surrounds (some recut) and under recut hood-moulds. To south side a round- arched priest's doorway. East end has group of 3 similar windows under oculus window in chamfered surround with ball moulding. A recut cross at apex. Eaves band. Ashlar coping to gable ends. Interior has whitewashed walls, otherwise no special features. Listing NGR: SE5537648474