Photographs of St Agatha's Church, Easby

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St Agatha's Church precedes the abbey and remains in use today. The oldest parts of the present building date from the 12th century and it houses some of the most remarkable medieval wall paintings in the country which have been protected with whitewash since the Reformation. These colourful scenes show the essential elements of the Christian story: the Creation and Fall of Man, the Coming of the Lord, the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ. Figures showing agricultural life in the Middle Ages cover the window splays.
There are also wall paintings in Pickering Church