St Charles Borromeo is a parish in the Diocese of Middlesbrough and is the oldest post-reformation Catholic parish church in the city of Kingston upon Hull, England.[1] The church is a Grade I listed building,[2] having been upgraded from a Grade II* in March 2016.[3]
| St Charles Borromeo, Hull | |
|---|---|
 The Church of St Charles Borromeo | |
  St Charles Borromeo, Hull Church location shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| 53°44′48″N 0°20′19″W / 53.7467°N 0.3386°W | |
| OS grid reference | TA096291 |
| Location | Jarratt Street, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU1 3HB, |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 1829 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | John Earle and J.J. Scoles |
| Architectural type | Church: grade I listed |
| Administration | |
| District | Southern Vicariate |
| Province | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Diocese | Diocese of Middlesbrough |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Canon Stephen Maughan |
History
editAround 1774, Fr Charles Howard came from Marton to serve the small number of Catholics in Hull. In 1779 a chapel was established in Posterngate but it was destroyed in the Gordon Riots of 1780. Following the loss of the chapel Catholics were forced to meet in private until in 1798 when Fr Pierre Foucher arrived in Hull, fleeing the French Revolution. He was a wealthy man, possibly an aristocrat. He paid for a small chapel in North Street to be built from his own funds. He returned to France in 1820.
Fr John Smith was appointed to replace Fr Foucher. He obtained a site in Jarratt Street and began the construction of the present church. The church opened on 29 July 1829. The building of the church was begun by the architect John Earle (1778–1863). It was remodelled soon afterward by J. J. Scoles.
In later years the aisles were added and the present decor seen in the church was undertaken in 1899 under the stewardship of Canon Sullivan.[4]
Organ
editThe present organ was bought for St Charles' in about 1866. It had been built for St John's Church, Hull in either 1812 or 1815. Before being placed in St Charles' it had been at St Wilfrid's York. It was rebuilt and the design was modified by Messrs Forster and Andrews in 1909. The organ was further amended in 1959.[5]
List of organists
edit- Mr. Cummins, 1829–1833
- T. F. Hewitt, 1833–????
- Richard W. Hall
- James Vincent Bregazzi, 1857–????
- Miss Jenny Cudworth
- James Vincent Bregazzi, ????–1869
- F. R. Muller, 1869–1874
- James Vincent Bregazzi, 1874–1900
- Edward Hunter
- Louis Hermann
- J. F. Harper
- H. F. Fawcett
Schools
editTwo schools have links with the Church. These are St Charles Roman Catholic School on Norfolk Street and St Mary's College on Cranbrook Avenue.[6]
Interior decoration
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References
edit- ^ "About Saint Charles Borromeo". Saint Charles Borromeo, Kingston upon Hull. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Charles Borromeo and Adjoining Presbytery (1197723)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Two outstanding Yorkshire churches are Grade I listed". About Manchester. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "The History Of The Church". St Charles Borromeo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "The Architecture & The Organ". St Charles Borromeo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Hull Daily Mail". Retrieved 12 December 2015.[dead link]
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