Hull: St Augustine of Hippo
Overview
Grid reference: TA 84 305
The church is all in shades of red, being built of red and purple brick with duller red tiles on the ample slopes of the roof. The dressings of stone are therefore contrasting, which makes the lively window tracery in the west and east walls even more striking. It should be said that the church, although incomplete, is not therefore unimposing, for it does fill a good corner site with dignity.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
As it stands, the church is a very straightforward building of six bays identical but for the window of the western bay being a lancet while the others are wide and filled with tracery. The two eastern bays form the chancel, one housing the choir and the other the sanctuary. The north aisle corresponds with the five bays of the nave and for each bay of the chancel there is a vestry on the north side. At the west end is a porch with very thick walls which would have carried the tower if it had been built There is also a porch for the north aisle. Both porches have their front walls set at an angle because the site is not a true rectangle. The Vicarage is attached to the vestries at the north-east angle of the church, and the Hall lies to the north but is a separate building.
Description of Archaeology and History
The design for the church which hangs in the vestry shows a building much larger than the present one, with an additional four-bay chancel and a noble west tower. The drawing, dated 1887, is attributed on the mount to George Gilbert Scott (Junior), but it is signed by Temple Moore and Maurice B. Adams. The relative parts played by the three men are difficult to ascertain, but it is undeniable that the church was not built according to this design and that the typically Mooreish features such as the flowing curvilinear tracery of the windows is not allowed for in the drawing (the west window and the east window are the best and largest examples but in the drawing, the west one would be only an opening into the tower and the east one would be at the chancel arch). The church was built between 1890 and 1896.
Exterior Description
The church is all in shades of red, being built of red and purple brick with duller red tiles on the ample slopes of the roof. The dressings of stone are therefore contrasting, which makes the lively window tracery in the west and east walls even more striking. It should be said that the church, although incomplete, is not therefore unimposing, for it does fill a good corner site with dignity.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
The third window from the east in the south wall has representations of three saints, the one in the central light probably being St. Augustine of Hippo himself. The two female saints in the side lights are more difficult to determine, but one is certainly an Abbess and is carrying a model of a church.
Stained Glass
1898
The window of -the south wall of the chancel shows three figures, the central probably St. George flanked by two angels; the style is Pre-Raphaelitish and the window was presented in 1898. Small lights beneath the main figures have representations of the Annunciation, Gethsemane and the Angel and Three Marys at the Tomb.
Stained Glass
The rose of this window is filled with angels adoring the Lamb of God.
Stained Glass
1900
The only window with glass in the north aisle is of two lights and shows St. Columba carrying Iona and St. Alban. It is a memorial of 1900.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior of the church is rather stark, an impression created by the large areas of white wall-surface and the big windows. Possibly this is a church that would have benefitted form more stained glass. It is the windows which make the first impact because of the cusped flowing tracery, and the arcade which divides the nave from the north aisle is strong and simple, the piers partly continuing into the arches but also having half-capitals. The roof of the nave is of the canted wagon type, and has been painted in pale colours. There is no furnishing other than pews in the huge area of the nave, except for the font which stands just to the left of the west door.
The chancel is panelled, with fittings of dark wood which appears to be oak in most cases. The panelling on the walls, the communion rails and the pulpit all have the same restrained flowing decoration as the window tracery and would seem to be by Moore or at least Moore-inspired.
Fixtures and fittings
Reredos
The reredos is a slightly over-detailed work in the sane general style as the other furnishings of the chancel.
Screen
1957
The screen which separates the north aisle altar from the rest of the church is a relatively recent piece of work, possibly imitating the panelling.
Lectern
1907
The lectern, presented in 1907, is similar to Jones and Willis' most expensive design, the pedestal being a winged angel bearing the book-rest. This stands on the north side of the chancel step.
Pulpit
The pulpit stands against the south wall. It is a hexagonal design, supported on a very slender wooden column and has different patterns in the paired panels on each face, There is a slim panel against the wall at the back and above is a hexagonal sounding board of slightly larger dimensions than the pulpit itself, with pierced bratishing.
Churchyard
Grid reference: TA 84 305
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
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
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.
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'Seek advice' Species
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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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