St Margaret's Church, Hawes
St Margaret's Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[3]:184 in Hawes, North Yorkshire.
St Margaret's Church, Hawes | |
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St Margaret's Church, Hawes | |
54°18′11.17″N 2°11′52.41″W | |
Location | Hawes |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Dedication | St Margaret of Antioch |
Consecrated | 31 October 1851 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed[1] |
Architect(s) | A B Higham |
Construction cost | £2,200 |
Administration | |
Parish | Hawes |
Deanery | Wensley[2] |
Archdeaconry | Richmond and Craven |
Diocese | Leeds |
Province | York |
History
Also known as Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch,[4] the church was built in 1851 to the designs of the architect A B Higham. It cost £2,200 (equivalent to £240,000 in 2019)[5] and was consecrated on 31 October 1851 by the Bishop of Ripon, Re. Revd. Charles Longley.[6]
The church replaced the nearby village chapel of ease that was built in 1480.[7] A monument over the north door with a Latin inscription commemorating Reverend Charles Udal, (d. 1782), priest 1750 - 1781 predates the current building. Furniture inside the church is from the 1930s.[8]
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
Organ
A pipe organ was built by T. Hopkins and Son. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[9]
References
- Historic England. "Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch (1166758)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Hawes: St Margaret, Hawes". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. ISBN 0140710299.
- https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101166758-church-of-saint-margaret-of-antioch-hawes#.Wy5K9-_86hw
- UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Consecration of the new church at Hawes". Leeds Intelligencer. England. 8 November 1851. Retrieved 31 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Scholes, Ron (May 2006). Landmark Visitor Guide Yorkshire Dales. ISBN 9781843062097.
- https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101166758-church-of-saint-margaret-of-antioch-hawes#.Wy5K9-_86hw
- "NPOR N02999". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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