St. Mary's Church Beverly

(3 x PiPs) St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in the English market town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is designated a Grade I listed building. < St Mary’s was established in the first half of the 12th century as a daughter church of Beverley Minster, to serve Beverley’s trading community. It is a cruciform church, 197 feet in length, with aisled nave and chancel, south transept with east aisle, north transept with east chapel and crypt below, northeast chapel with adjoining sacristy and priests’ rooms above, and a crossing tower. < A few 12th and early 13th century fragments remain scattered throughout the church. These are numerous enough to determine that by the mid-13th century, the church consisted of an aisle-less chancel and transepts, an aisled nave, and probably a crossing tower. <

St Mary’s was established in the first half of the 12th century as a daughter church of Beverley Minster, to serve Beverley’s trading community. It is a cruciform church, 197 feet in length, with aisled nave and chancel, south transept with east aisle, north transept with east chapel and crypt below, northeast chapel with adjoining sacristy and priests’ rooms above, and a crossing tower. The church was extended and the nave and aisles were rebuilt in the 13th century, when a crypt was added. The west front is late 14th century and the clerestory was added then. The central tower fell down in 1520 killing several of the congregation and damaging the church. The church was rebuilt and most of the building is perpendicular in style. The 19th century saw significant restoration undertaken at St. Mary’s, in 1829-30 under William Comins, then under A. W. N. Pugin in 1844-52. E. W. Pugin took over the work, and was followed by Cuthbert Brodrick, George Gilbert Scott (who refitted the nave and chancel), and numerous other architects.

Saint Mary's Church, Beverly - East Yorkshire

St Mary’s was established in the first half of the 12th century as a daughter church of Beverley Minster, to serve Beverley’s trading community. It is a cruciform church, 197 feet in length, with aisled nave and chancel, south transept with east aisle, north transept with east chapel and crypt below, northeast chapel with adjoining sacristy and priests’ rooms above, and a crossing tower. The church was extended and the nave and aisles were rebuilt in the 13th century, when a crypt was added. The west front is late 14th century and the clerestory was added then. The central tower fell down in 1520 killing several of the congregation and damaging the church. The church was rebuilt and most of the building is perpendicular in style. The 19th century saw significant restoration undertaken at St. Mary’s, in 1829-30 under William Comins, then under A. W. N. Pugin in 1844-52. E. W. Pugin took over the work, and was followed by Cuthbert Brodrick, George Gilbert Scott (who refitted the nave and chancel), and numerous other architects. On the exterior wall of the south transept is an oval memorial to a pair of Danish soldiers. The text tells a tragic tale of the Danes, brought to England by William of Orange. Here two young Danish soldiers lye The one in quarrell chanc'd to die The others Head by their own Law With sword was severed at one Blow December the 23d 1689.

On the exterior wall of the south transept is an oval memorial to a pair of Danish soldiers. The text tells a tragic tale of the Danes, brought to England by William of Orange. Here two young Danish soldiers lye The one in quarrell chanc'd to die. The others Head by their own Law. With sword was severed at one Blow. December the 23d 1689.

The War Memorial in Beverley's Memorial Gardens (close to Saint Mary's Church), is an obelisk resting on a square plinth. Three of the sides of the plinth bear inscriptions dedicating the memorial to those who fell in the First World War. The names of those commemorated are shown on a metal tablet set into one of the four sides. 452 names of those who lost their lives in the First World War are shown on this tablet. Of these names, 92 are for men who served with the Yorkshire Regiment. A separate memorial, adjacent to the First World War memorial, commemorates 128 names of those who lost their lives in the Second World War. The names of four others who lost their lives in Korea (1953), Northern Ireland (1972), The Falkland Islands (1982) and Afghanistan (2009) are commemorated on separate plaque within the Memorial Gardens.