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September 10, 2025

St Michael and All Angels, Barton-le-Street: an important scheme of Romanesque sculpture

Key Points

The collection of late 12th-century sculpture exemplifies significant Romanesque artistry.
Despite its reuse in a later structure, the sculpture retains its historical importance in Yorkshire.
This analysis provides insights into the diverse influences that shaped regional Romanesque art.
Barton-le-Street's Victorian church is a unique site showcasing this remarkable artistic legacy.

Abstract

The Victorian church of St Michael and All Angels, Barton-le-Street in the Ryedale region of North Yorkshire (Grid Ref: SE 72185 74295) contains an exceptional treasury of reused late 12th-century sculpture, all incorporated within its fabric. This article argues that despite its reuse within a later structure, this collection represents an important example of late Romanesque sculpture in Yorkshire, demonstrating many of the diverse threads and influences that characterise this distinctive regional flowering.

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David Norman Smith (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c199f49b7b07f3a061c069 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3828/1081948

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