Diameter: 25" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by James III Harrison 1794
Dove Bell ID: 57337 Tower ID: 21966 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Hull, Marfleet: St Giles
Overview
Grid reference: TA 143 294
The present building is small and unassuming. It is a plain structure in the Geometrical style, with plate tracery in most of the windows.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Aisleless nave of three bays with west bellcote; chancel with small north vestry.
Footprint of Church buildings: 196 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The present church was designed by J.T. Webster of Hedon and was opened and dedicated in 1884. Much of the cost was borne by Mrs. Fletcher, widow of the Vicar of Bilsdale in the North Riding. Pevsner records no other works by Webster.
The church is the third to stand on the site, replacing a building erected in 1793 to the designs of George Pycock of Hull, and the history of the parish and the earlier buildings is fully recorded in the Victoria County History.
Exterior Description
The present building is small and unassuming. It is a plain structure in the Geometrical style, with plate tracery in most of the windows. The nave has short buttresses in pairs at the western angles and separating each bay from the next. The west front has two tall lancet windows with trefoiled heads and between these a shallow projection which forms the base of the bell-cote, with the doorway with a trefoiled head pierced through the lower part and then a window of two lights and a quatrefoil above. The bell-cote is all of stone, gabled and further embellished with small cross-gablets to north and south. The side walls of the nave have two-light windows with quatrefoils above in each bay.
The chancel has fewer buttresses, these only being provided at the eastern angles, and there are three lancet lights in the south wall. The north wall is obscured by the vestry, which is cross-gabled with a three-light window in the north wall and a doorway in the east wall. The east window of the chancel is of three lights, the middle lower than the outer pair, with a cinquefoil above. Beneath it is the foundation stone which was laid by Colonel Gerard Smith, JP, on 24th January 1883 "on the rebuilding of the church".
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
1905
East window, three lights representing The Nativity, by C.E. Kempe and Company.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is simple, with white plastered walls and carpetted tiled floors. The only exposed stonework is the tracery of the windows, the reveals being covered with plaster. Nave and chancel roofs are boarded to form timber vaults of six faces. The chancel arch has an inner moulded order resting on carved corbels and an outer moulding reaching to the floor. There is one step. Within the chancel there is a further step at the communion rails and a small foot-pace. On the north side is a doorway communicating with the vestry. Above the east window is the text "Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty" on a tin panel, and the window itself has the only stained glass in the building. The character of the interior is otherwise derived from the monuments on the walls which almost all come from the Georgian church.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
The altar is of wood, quite plain with a panelled front
Reredos
c.1920
The reredos is of oak, carved in c.1920 as a war memorial by Ernest Pickering; it is of three bays with Perpendicular tracery and a cross affixed to the central panel.
Pulpit
1953
The pulpit is also of oak, octagonal and in Perpendicular style with canopied niches in each face and vine trail up the edges; 1953, carved by Clifford Longley.
Lectern
1947
The lectern is an oak pedestal with a statue of a saint in front of a canopied niche against the stem; designed by W. Garner and carved by Clifford Longley in 1947.
Font (object)
1864
The font is small, octagonal and of stone.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TA 143 294
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.
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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