Nominal: 1029 Hz Diameter: 29.25" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Samuel I Smith 1675
Dove Bell ID: 61412 Tower ID: 24293 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Ulrome: St Andrew
Overview
Grid reference: TA 161 567
A small, heavily restored medieval church occupying a large plot on the northern edge of Ulrome. The Ulrome church, a chapel-of-ease, is of at least Norman origin, originally a three-cell Norman building of west tower, nave and chancel all of the same width. It was then largely rebuilt in 1876-7. St Andrew's is given an element of vertical emphasis by the 2-stage unbuttressed west tower, which has a pyramidal roof with cross finial.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower, 4-bay nave with south porch, 2- bay chancel with north vestry.
Dimensions:
Nave estimated to be c 12m (41ft) x 5m (16ft), chancel 6.5m (21 ft) x 3.5m (12ft).
Footprint of Church buildings: 151 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The area, in common with the Wolds to the east and north, is rich in Prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains, and such have been found at nearby Skipsea, which was also the site of a Norman castle and church and nearby deserted medieval village. The Ulrome church, a chapel-of-ease, is of at least Norman origin, originally a three-cell Norman building of west tower, nave and chancel (possibly with a chantry until the Reformation) all of the same width.
The tower retains some Norman fabric and there is a tub font and one reused 15th-century window in the chancel. Otherwise the church was completely rebuilt 1876-7 by Armfield and Bottomley of Middlesbrough, Whitby and Leeds; the work cost £900, which would seem to have been too little. The nave walls were built on or just outside the line of the original foundations, and seem to have had shallow or otherwise deficient foundations. The chapel became a parish church at this time, and burials began in the churchyard. Armfield and Bottomley undertook repairs to the tower in 1903-4.
Exterior Description
This church is given some vertical emphasis by the 2-stage unbuttressed west tower, which has a pyramidal roof with cross finial. The tall sheer lower stage has round-arched lancets to each face, and a lower one in the west face which looks original. There is a clock face on the south side high up under the string-course defining the belfry stage, which has 2-light pointed openings within round-headed arches with imposts under a plain parapet. Half way up the lower stage is a stone plaque recording the reconstruction of the tower in 1904.
The broad nave is a simple gabled block with pointed lancets to each bay. The exception is the south-western bay, where there is a small timber and glazed panelled porch on a brick and stone plinth. Inside is a board door within a pointed chamfered surround and quoined jambs.
The chancel south wall has two lancets as in the nave. The north side has the plain lean-to vestry which has a rectangular window in the west wall with complex leading. In the east bay is a reused medieval 2-light, straight-headed Perpendicular window. The east wall is pierced by a 3-light pointed window with Geometric tracery. Bands of brick run around the nave and chancel, stone copings with a large finial to each gable.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
Late 19th Century
South chancel wall has one lancet with St Andrew, given by the incumbent in memory of Mary Peake his mother, who died 1876
Building Materials
Limestone
Rubble
Brick
Brick bands in the walls
Ashlar
Dressings
Welsh Slate
Roof
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is plain, the walls brick-faced and whitewashed.
There is no tower arch, but a round-headed doorway which gives access to the tower space. A vertical ladder gives access to the belfry. The pointed double-chamfered chancel arch is on corbels of short pairs of columns with foliate capitals.
Furniture is generally simple and all of the late 19th century. Benches are open-backed with curved ends in the nave, and simple choir stalls to the chancel. Floors are of black and red quarry tiles, the pointed barrel-vaulted roofs taken down to simple stone corbels.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
Wooden table
Reredos
1870
Red dossal curtain
Pulpit
1870
Pine, hexagonal, pierced multifoil panels
Lectern
1870
Wooden reading stand, quite ornate
Font (object)
Plain Norman tub font on later (possibly Victorian) octagonal stem and base.
Plaque (object)
Small brass plaque in memory of Revd Albert Robins, vicar 1961-64
Rail
1870
Oak communion rails with wrought iron standards.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TA 161 567
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
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.
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