Church of St Mary, Staindrop © DCC 2002


Church of St Mary © DCC 2002


Church of St Mary © DCC 2002


Tower, Church of St Mary, Staindrop © DCC 2006


Church of St Mary © DCC 2006


photograph of front of St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph to side of Mary's Church entrance 2016


Photograph of arched entrance into St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of drain detail on St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of two windows on St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of 3 windows on side of St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of graves and side of St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of grave beside St. Mary's Church 2016


Photograph of side of St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of arched window on St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of drain pipe on St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of drain pipe and window on St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of side of St. Mary's Church tower 2016


photograph of St. Mary's Church window 2016


photograph of St. Mary's Church tower 2016


photograph of St. Mary's Church tower and windows 2016


Close up photograph of arched window on St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of entrance to St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of St. Mary's Church window detail 2016


photograph of side window and drain pipe on St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of small window on St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of side windows on St. Mary's Church 2016


photograph of window and door on St. Mary's Church 2016

This church was formerly dedicated to St. Gregory and sits on an 8th century foundation. It has Saxon and 12th-14th century features and was the last parish church in England where the Latin Mass was celebrated in 1569 (1).

Early 12th century arcades; aisles, tower and chancel added; 13th century transepts, nave lengthened, west tower added and chancel extended; north vestry added. 14th century aisles altered (1343 licence to Ralph Neville for 3 chantries) and porch added. Early 15th century clerestory and top stage of tower. Circa 1849 restoration including many renewed windows.

Known to contain a number of features dedicated as war memorials (2-3).

The church of St Mary was originally founded in the late Anglo-Saxon period. Traces of the original nave of 10th or 11th century date can be seen. In the medieval period the church was attached to a college. The church is still used, and contained some fragments of Anglo-Saxon carved stones. (10)

The earliest part of this church dates before 1020, remains of a string course suggesting a date of 8th or early 9th century. There are also remains of the original Anglo-Saxon nave and parts of its windows. Early in the 11th century the church was extended and a tower built, parts of which can still be seen, and there were additions in the 12th, 13th and 15th centuries. A sundial is built into the east wall of the nave and 3 fragments of Anglian sculptured stones were built into the church, one in the foot of a pier on the south side of the nave, the other two above the north door. The 3 stones now appear to be missing but there is half of a cross-head with a ring attached standing at the west end of the south aisle. A college of secular priests, founded 1408, obtained the church in 1412 and was dissolved in 1548. A hospital or almshouse was attached to the college, (see NY12SW7). (13) (14) (15)