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ST. MAHY S CIIURCII, NUN-MONKTON, YOUKSHIRK. i.^;^ l)cantiful Pearly l^]nglisli stnu'ture, of great iiitcivst to the arc'lutologist from tlic circumstance that it is probably uiu(|uc both ill design and in detail. Tt consists of the vcstern part and tower only of the original strueture, the eastern ])art having been long destroyed, })roI)aI)ly at the ])eriod of the Reformation. The west front is of very singular de- sign, and particularly elegant. It is re- markable for the curious and very inge- nious combination of a tower and high pitched roof in one design. If the tower w^ere removed the front would ])re- scnt a gable with a pitch of sixty de- gre(>s, thus forming an e(juiliiteral tri- angle on the side walls. On the ])oint of this gable is j)laced the i)arapet of the tower, the west side of the tower itself forming part of the gable, and the other three sides being included in the consu^^cuonofwestF-ont. church. IMPOST OF THE WEST DOORWAY The west doorway is placed in a shallow porch with a tri- angular canopy ; it has a round arch and is deeply recessed,