St Marys Church, Scarborough

St Mary's was utilized amid the Civil War by Parliament's troops to dispatch an assault on the manor. The congregation was severely harmed and despite the fact that the north passageway was reconstructed the colossal quire and north transept stay as vestiges in the churchyard.The Church of St Mary dates from 1150. It is believed to have been built by the masons that were employed by the castle and whether this is true or not what is certain is that it is the place where they would have worshiped.

The church of St Mary belonged to the Abbey of Citeaux but passed to Bridlington with the confiscation of the property of the Alien Houses.The West front, formerly with two towers, is the earliest part of this structure and was followed by the nave arcades of which the arches sit irregularly upon cylindrical piers. This may mean that the bays and piers were inserted individually in the walls of the earlier nave.