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All Saints Church tower - Helmsley, North Yorkshire

All Saints Church tower - Helmsley, North Yorkshire
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The Church of All Saints is an Anglican parish church serving the town of Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England. Dedicated to All Saints, it has been part of the Church of England since the Reformation. It is one of four churches in the same benefice: Sproxton, Rievaulx, and East Moors. The church was granted Grade II listed building status on 4 January 1955.

History

There has been a church in Helmsley since before the Norman conquest, the churchyard was used as a market place in Anglo-Saxon times. Another measure of the church's antiquity is the hogback gravestone in the porch. A church was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086.

There was much rebuilding in the 19th century, between 1866 and 1869 funded by the Earl of Feversham by the architects Banks and Barry and the contractors Barton and Smith of Helmsley, at a cost of £16,000 (equivalent to £1,360,000 in 2016). Many changes were made in the rebuilding, and Norman and later features were lost, including the font, which was replaced in 1868; the original medieval font is now in the church at Pockley. However, the church gained some fine stained glass by Hardman & Co. of Birmingham

In 1931 a Harrison and Harrison pipe organ was installed on a platform immediately west of the chancel. This organ replaced an existing instrument installed in 1868 by the Walker organ company. Mr Arthur Harrison retained some of the existing pipework and incorporated this in the new instrument.



War Memorial

Dedicated to the men of Helmsley who fell in the first and second world wars. Their names, listed below, are recorded on the four faces at the base of the memorial.


Architecture

In the 12th century the church was built in the Norman style and two arches, one over the entrance doorway, the other over the chancel, remain in place. They are rounded arches in the Norman style, as opposed to the Early English in which pointed arches were used in later developments. The church has a three-stage west tower, a four-bay nave, a two-bay chancel, transepts, vestry and south porch. Its 19th-century restoration was in the Gothic Revival style but incorporates work from the old church. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar with a steeply sloping stone slate roof. The tower has 13th-century lancet windows to its west and north faces at the second stage. Its other lancet windows, round-headed belfry windows and octagonal turrets date from the 19th-century restoration. The south porch is entered by a round arch accessing a 12th-century doorway. Windows installed in the 19th century in the north aisle and at the west end have reticulated tracery. The chancel has round-headed and lancet windows.

Photographs reveal that the roof was altered in the restoration of 1866–69 and the church had a parapet with battlements on the southern side.

The north chapel is dedicated to Aelred, third abbot of the Cistercian monastery at Rievaulx Abbey. It contains a statue of the Virgin Mary and votive candles. The south chapel is dedicated to Columba, a missionary from Ireland who brought Christianity to much of northern England. The chapel contains wall paintings of contemporary events, including depictions of Saint Oswald and a knight slaying a dragon emblazoned with the pagan gods.

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 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Your framing on this one is spot on and nice to see people chatting outside. No doubt enjoying the fine weather as well.
All the best, Rosa.
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
Thanks very much Rosa, glad you like it. It was market day so very busy with cars everywhere (including mine) so spent quite a while waiting for a car free moment.

Best wishes, Doug
6 years ago.
 Philippe Delmer
Philippe Delmer
Jolie prise entre ses deux bouleaux !
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Philippe Delmer
Thanks very much for your kind compliment Phillippe.

Best wishes, Doug
6 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Nicely framed with these trees ! Very well presented, Doug !
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Ulrich John club
Many thanks for your visit and kind words Ulrich.

Best regards, Doug
6 years ago.
 Bill Robinson / kinderbill
Bill Robinson / kind… club
Very nice Doug, very well composed with the tree's...YS..Have a cool Easter. All the best, Bill.
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Bill Robinson / kind… club
Thanks very much for your kind comments Bill, always welcome. Hope you are making the best of our rather damp Easter, its like winter here in NY.

All the best, Doug
6 years ago.

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