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St Margaret's Church, Hawes

Coordinates: 54°18′11.17″N 2°11′52.41″W / 54.3031028°N 2.1978917°W / 54.3031028; -2.1978917
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St Margaret's Church, Hawes
St Margaret's Church, Hawes
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54°18′11.17″N 2°11′52.41″W / 54.3031028°N 2.1978917°W / 54.3031028; -2.1978917
LocationHawes
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Margaret of Antioch
Consecrated31 October 1851
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Architect(s)A B Higham
Construction cost£2,200
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLeeds
ArchdeaconryRichmond and Craven
DeaneryWensley[2]
ParishHawes

St Margaret's Church, Hawes is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[3]: 184  in Hawes, North Yorkshire.

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 £300,000 in 2023)[5] and was consecrated on 31 October 1851 by the Bishop of Ripon, Re. Revd. Charles Longley.[6]

Interior of St. Margaret's

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

One of the stained glass windows

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

  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch (1166758)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Hawes: St Margaret, Hawes". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: The North Riding. Yale University Press. ISBN 0140710299.
  4. ^ https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101166758-church-of-saint-margaret-of-antioch-hawes#.Wy5K9-_86hw
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Consecration of the new church at Hawes". Leeds Intelligencer. England. 8 November 1851. Retrieved 31 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=tKK1tnLhInQC&pg=PA109&lpg=PA109&dq=hawes,+st.+margaret%27s+built+in+1851&source=bl&ots=3lHPgK3KV5&sig=ZZeFCtaWKra5eaPHUTwDBzYP04o&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjE_r3O9OnbAhWnx4MKHSgPD4sQ6AEIUjAH#v=onepage&q=hawes%2C%20a%20chape%20existed%20here%20st.%20margaret's%20built%20in%201851&f=false
  8. ^ https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101166758-church-of-saint-margaret-of-antioch-hawes#.Wy5K9-_86hw
  9. ^ "NPOR [N02999]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 31 December 2016.