St Mary’s Church

Dating back to the year 1000 and before the Norman Conquest, it is probable that a small Saxon chapel existed within the partly ruined walls of the Roman signal station and long before the building of a castle. Possibly, a beacon chapel, whose priests might act as coast- watchers and light-keepers to protect the Saxon shore, around this time, a small fishing community settled around the harbour below the headland. In 1066 the settlement and the small chapel were ransacked and burnt.

The ancient Church of St Mary stands majestically on the high ground leading to the castle. Perhaps once a consensual or monastic church, with its churchyard crowded with tombs.

Scarborough's community increased to accommodate the growing congregation, so the church needed extending. The first additions were imposing twin towers, followed by north and south aisles. The foundation walls of the first church supported the nave's five solid circular pillars on the north side and three of the five pillars on the south side.
During the ’great siege, the church suffered severe damage, the transept shook, rendering it unstable, and the tower fell onto the nave in 1659, reducing the church to a state of ruin. Ten years later, following contributions from the parish, allowing the church to repair the fabric of the old building partially.

1848 Restoration
The church underwent further restorations in October 1848, when
Several exciting artefacts were discovered within the southwest tower, including a shrine made from fine white gypsum or alabaster. On several pillars in the nave, traces of original paintings were unearthed, which unfortunately were aged and damaged through time, making it impossible to ascertain the subjects of the scripture's history.

Close to the east end of the south aisle, near the choir, revealed the remnants of a large iron crook, a gate-band, and an archway leading into the south transept.

To the west of the transept, two low arches, probably the resting places of the founders of the chantey were uncovered.
Beneath these lay two stone coffins with a few decomposed bones in each and most probably from the Middle Ages. On the wall above these coffins marked a cross and other scribbles denoting the words; ‘Ora Pro Nobis’

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