All Saints' Church is a Church of England parish church on North Street, York, North Yorkshire.[2] The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]
| All Saints' Church, North Street, York | |
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 All Saints' Church, North Street, York | |
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| 53°57′30.4″N 1°5′10.3″W / 53.958444°N 1.086194°W | |
| Location | York |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Traditional Catholic |
| Website | allsaints-northstreet.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| Archdeaconry | York |
| Deanery | York |
| Parish | All Saints, North Street, York |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Stephen Race (AEO) |
History
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The earliest part of the church is the nave dating from the 12th century. The arcades date from the 13th century and the east end was rebuilt in the 14th century, when the chancel chapels were added.
An anchorite building was erected at the west end in the fifteenth century and a squint made through the wall so that Emma Raughton could observe and hear the Mass being said. This was rebuilt in 1910.
The church was restored between 1866 and 1867 by JB and W Atkinson of York, which included the rebuilding of the south aisle wall, the addition of a porch and a vestry, half of the roof being replaced, new seating provided throughout, the pillars and walls scraped, and a new organ provided[3] The masonry work was done by Mr Brumby of Skeldergate, the carpentry by Mr Dennison, the plumbing and glazing by Messrs Hodgson and the painting by Mr Lee of Gillygate. The chancel ceiling and reredos were decorated by Mr Knowles. The chancel was laid with Minton tiles. The total cost of the restoration, including the new organ, was £1,500 (equivalent to £167,766 in 2023).[4]
The pulpit dates from 1675.[1]
The chancel screen was installed in 1906, and designed by E. Ridsdale Tate. He also rebuilt the anchorite's house in 1910. Beginning in the early 1930s, Brother Walter Wilman inhabited the cell as anchorite and sacristan for the Parish.[5] Brother Wilman, a former clothworker and lay reader, would dwell entirely within the 8 ft × 10 ft (2.4 m × 3.0 m) room until his death some time in the 1970s, able to receive guests and observe church services while living a life of religious contemplation.[6] The church was restored again in 1991 by the architect Peter Marshall.
Stained glass
editThe church is noted as containing the finest collection of medieval glass in York except that of York Minster, mostly dating from the early 14th century.[1] Perhaps the most famous is that depicting scenes from the Fifteen Signs before Doomsday accompanied by verse from the Prick of Conscience dating from c. 1410.[7]
Alongside the Prick of Conscience, another famous window is The Corporal Acts of Mercy. The window shows six of the seven corporal acts, it is not known why the seventh (burying the dead) is not shown.[8][9] The window depicts the Blackburn family, who at the time were influential traders, specifically Nicholas Blackburn who at the time was mayor of york and is said to be the one who paid for the window.[10]
From the north aisle, the windows are
- A set of 15th-century coats of arms
- The St Thomas window dating from c. 1410
- The Corporal Acts of Mercy dating from c. 1410
- The Prick of Conscience window dating from c. 1410
- The Lady Chapel east window dating from c. 1330
- The Chancel east window dating from c. 1410
- The south aisle east window dating from c. 1350
- The St Michael and St John window dating from c. 1430
- The Nine Orders of Angels window dating from c. 1410
- The St James window dating from c. 1410
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The Coats of Arms window -
The St Thomas window -
The Corporal Acts of Mercy window -
The Prick of Conscience window -
The Lady Chapel east window -
The great east window -
The South aisle east window -
The St Michael and St John window -
The Nine Orders of Angels window -
The St James' window
Memorials
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- John Etty (d. 1709)
- Revd. John Stoddart
- Joan Stoddart (d. 1599)
- James Pennyman (d. 1699)
- Joshua Witton (d. 1674).
- William Stockton (d. 1471)
- Robert Colynson (d. 1458)
- Thomas Clerk (d. 1482)
- Thomas Askwith (d. 1609)
- Charles Townley (d. 1712)
Organ
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The pipe organ was built by Forster and Andrews and dates from 1867. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Church of All Saints with Anchorage Attached (Grade I) (1257067)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ The Buildings of England. York and the East Riding. Nikolaus Pevsner and David Neave. Yale University Press. 1995. ISBN 0300095937
- ^ "Restoration and Re-opening of All Saints Church, North Street". York Herald. York. 18 May 1867. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ 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 7 May 2024.
- ^ "WATCH: Inside the 'smallest house in England' with York hermit Brother Walter". York Press. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Brother Walter – All Saints Church". Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Roger Rosewell, 'The Pricke of Conscience or the Fifteen Signs of Doom Window in the Church of All Saints, North Street, York', Vidimus, 45 (n.d.), http://vidimus.org/issues/issue-45/feature/
- ^ "All Saints, North Street". www.allsaints-northstreet.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "All Saints Church, North Street: History of York". www.historyofyork.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "BLACKBURN, John (d.1426/7), of York. | History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "NPOR [D05798]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 5 May 2015.