St John's Church, Sleights

St John's Church is an Anglican church in Sleights, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The mediaeval St John's Chapel, Sleights, was replaced by a new building, further down the hill, in 1767. In 1848, it was described as a "very elegant structure". However, the Georgian church was demolished and replaced with a new building, which was consecrated on 20 September 1895. The church was designed by Ewan Christian in the Early English style. It was grade II listed in 2005. The church is built of Grosmont sandstone, with a roof of Westmorland slate. It consists of a nave, a north aisle, a north transept, a chancel, and a northeast tower with a plain parapet and a pyramidal roof. The windows are lancets, and the east window is a stepped tripled lancet. The stained glass was designed by Charles Eamer Kempe. Inside, there is a hammerbeam roof, oak panelling to the lower parts of the walls, and an oak reredos and altar.

In the churchyard is the grade II listed Coates Memorial, commemorating members of the Coates family. It constructed of sandstone with a square plan, and consists of a concave obelisk, standing on a moulded base decorated with acanthus. On the sides are memorial panels surrounded by rinceaux in low relief.

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Sleights

Sleights ( SLITES) is a village in North Yorkshire, England. Located in the Esk Valley in the postal region of Whitby, the village is part of the civil parish of Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby. Sleights lies along the steep main A169 road that runs north to south between Whitby and Malton via Pickering across the North York Moors. At the bottom of the village, the road crosses the Esk Valley Railway, allowing access to Sleights railway station. The road crosses the River Esk on a high bridge, opened on 26 January 1937. The road continues up the hill to reach the A171 Whitby to Middlesbrough trunk road. At the top of the village is Blue Bank. Due east of the village is the hamlet of Iburndale. Due to road accidents, Blue Bank, with a gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), has an escape lane of soft sand. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The Horticultural & Industrial Society show has been held each year since 1880. Since 2006 the show has been held on the sports field, with classes for produce, fruit, flowers vegetables, crafts, cake decorating, photography, flower arranging etc. Additional attractions include a bouncy castle, face painting, tombola and a fun dog show. The infamous Victorian forger Edward Simpson was born here in 1815.

St John's Chapel, Sleights

St John's Chapel is a ruined Anglican chapel in Sleights, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed in about 1260, as a chapel of ease to St Mary's Church, Whitby. It was commissioned by Roger, Abbot of Whitby. It lies on a hill above the village, which proved to be an inconvenient location for parishioners. The chapel remained in use until 1767, when St John's Church, Sleights was constructed closer to the village centre. In 1772, it had a thatched roof, a door and three blocked windows in the south wall, and a window in the west wall. The ruins were grade II listed in 1969. The chapel ruins are of sandstone on a chamfered plinth, and consist of a continuous nave and chancel. The main surviving remnant is part of the west wall, containing the remains of a chamfered window opening, and the lower parts of the north and east walls. The building is roughly 40 feet (12 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m), and its walls are 2.5 feet (0.76 m) thick.

Briggswath

Briggswath is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The settlement is on the north bank of the River Esk, upstream of Ruswarp, and opposite Sleights which is on the south bank.

Woodlands Hall

Woodlands Hall is a historic house in Aislaby, a village near Whitby in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was built for Henry Walker Yeoman in the late 18th century. Yeoman also laid out a picturesque landscape around the house. Yeoman died in 1800, following which the house was let to tenants. In 1901, the house was inherited by five sisters in the Yeoman family. They developed the gardens, and regularly opened them to the public. They also arranged for the house to be remodelled, the work being undertaken from 1919 to 1921, to designs by Walter Brierley. This remodelling included extensions on the north side of the house. The house was Grade II* listed in 1952. In 1958, the house was sold and became St Hilda's Preparatory School. The school undertook further alterations in 1960, including the addition of a dining room. The school closed in 1988 and the building became a nursing home, but in 1999 it was converted into 14 apartments. The house is built of stone, and has two storeys and an attic. It is two bays wide and five bays long, and has a long domestic wing to the left of the main house. Inside, many original features survive, including plasterwork and doors. The main staircase is curved in an oval stairwell.