Diameter: 30" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Thomas II Mears
Dove Bell ID: 53019 Tower ID: 19543 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Dallowgill: St Peter
Overview
Grid reference: SE 194 718
Built 1843-46 to the designs of A H Cates and built in the Early English style. Part of the Fountains Group which consists of 8 churches. St Peter’s is a simple building which has value within the local landscape and is of local historic interest.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Contact the Churchwardens of Kirkby Malzeard.
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
5-bay nave with south porch. Chancel with vestry attached to north (boiler room beneath)
Dimensions:
[Approximate] Nave 8m (26ft) x 15m (49ft), chancel 6m (20ft) long.
Description of Archaeology and History
There is evidence for Bronze and Iron Age settlement in the area around Dallowgill, which has also been known as Dallo-gill or Dallaghill in the past. The Nidderdale Area of Oustanding Natural Beauty has a history of human activity dating back more than 6000 years.
An application for an ICBS grant for a new church was made in 1843 for a church designed by A H Cates [1829-1901] but was rejected. Construction proceeded nevertheless. A benefactress of the church, Elizabeth Sophia Lawrence, who died in 1845 is commemorated in the east window.
Exterior Description
St Peter’s is a stone church with steeply pitched slate roofs and stone coping stones, set to the side of an ascending road within a sloping churchyard. A stone wall steps up the incline with a grass verge to the road side. Conifers form the backdrop. Pedestrian access to the churchyard is via an iron gate in the north-west corner with a stone flag path leading to the porch.
The five-bay aisleless nave is punctuated by single lancet windows with stone buttresses between each. A plinth continues around the building, with ventilation grates visible at regular intervals. At the west end are two lancet windows with a trefoil light above. An open single bellcote, surmounted by a stone cross finial, is situated above the west gable. Stone cross finials are also located over the east gable and the chancel gable. The chancel roof is lower than the nave. The east elevation has three lancet windows with a vessica light above and a continuous hoodmould. A door is visible in the south wall (blocked inside). A vestry with gabled roof projects to the north of the chancel with a boiler room underneath accessed by a door on the west side. A chimney extends to the north. A stone south porch with gabled roof and stone benches provides main access to the building. There are three steps up to the porch with a further step into the church.
Building Fabric and Features
Nave
19th century 5-bay nave
Porch
19th century south porch
Chancel
19th century
Vestry
19th century
Boiler Room
20th century beneath vestry
Building Materials
Stone
19th century local coursed rubble gritstone with dressed stone surrounds and details
Welsh Slate
19th century roof tiles
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is entered from the south-west through a substantial oak door with iron strap-work set within a stone surround. The font is positioned just inside the door on a raised platform. The narrow nave is roofed by a simple arch-braced structure. The main trusses rest on stone corbels positioned at half the height of the windows, themselves set within deep recesses. The walls are plastered and painted in white and blue with a modern stencilled dado. The floor is of stone flags with level wood pew platforms to either side of the aisle which has metal grates down the centre and is covered by carpet. Fixed pine pews with vertical boarded backs provide seating. Old heating pipes continue around the nave walls just above ground level. In the north-east corner a stone pulpit projects out of the wall, accessed from the vestry behind.
Hanging lights on long chains with modern pendant shades provide additional light to that which filters through the diamond-leaded lights. Two original decorative metal candle-holders survive on the north and south walls at the west end.
A simple wood chancel screen with open tracery sits beneath the pointed chancel arch and marks the entrance to the chancel which is raised by a single step. A pine bench is set against the south wall. An exposed stone door surround in the south wall is blocked in. Another door within a stone surround in the north wall leads through to the vestry which is used for storage. The vestry has a fireplace in the north wall, a door in the west accesses the pulpit and in the east wall is an external door.
Back in the chancel there are three steps up to the sanctuary. Two original oil lamps on decorative iron brackets extend from the north and south walls. A small lancet window is also set in both walls. The only stained glass is within three lancets in the east wall (see below).
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
19th century oak top and grained turned legs
Pulpit
19th century 3 sides of a stone pulpit built into the structure of the church in the north-east corner
Lectern
19th century plain oak, at west end
Font (component)
19th century circular stone bowl, flat wood cover with iron work
Rail
19th century simple painted wrought-iron supports with wood handrails
Stained Glass (window)
19th / 20th century 3-light window at east end with Agnus Dei in vessica above. • Left light – farmer scattering seed - in memory of Henry Pearson of Wakehill d.1900 and Margaret Pearson his wife, d.1897. Signed by C E Moore, London. • Central light – Crucifixion - Elizabeth Sophia Lawrence, benefactress of the church, d.1845 and Henrietta Anne Thedosia Marchionness of Ripon, d.1907. Signed by E R Suffling & Co. • Right – The Good Shepherd - John William Pearson of Cross Hills, d.1934. By C E Moore, London.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: SE 194 718
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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