St Margaret's Church, Hawes

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

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
OS grid referenceSD 87259 89758
LocationHawes
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitehttps://upperwensleydalechurch.org/st-margarets/
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
Episcopal areaRipon
ArchdeaconryRichmond and Craven
DeaneryWensley[2]
ParishHawes

History

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Also known as Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch,[1] 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)[4] and was consecrated on 31 October 1851 by the Bishop of Ripon, Rt. Revd. Charles Longley.[5]

 
Interior of St. Margaret's

The church replaced the nearby village chapel of ease that was built in 1480.[6] 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.[1]

Parish status

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One of the stained glass windows

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

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A pipe organ was built by T. Hopkins and Son. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch (1166758)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Consecration of the new church at Hawes". Leeds Intelligencer. England. 8 November 1851. Retrieved 31 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Scholes, Ron (May 2006). Landmark Visitor Guide Yorkshire Dales. Hunter Publishing. ISBN 9781843062097.
  7. ^ "NPOR [N02999]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 31 December 2016.