Church of All Saints, Great Ayton

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Church of All Saints, Great Ayton
54°29′23″N1°08′35″W / 54.4897°N 1.1430°W / 54.4897; -1.1430
OS grid reference HZ556108
Location Great Ayton, North Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Website Official webpage
Architecture
Functional status Redundant
Years builtc. 1175–1200
Closed1877
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated23 June 1966
Reference no. 1150650

The Church of All Saints is a grade I listed building and former parish church for Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England. The churchyard is known to contain several graves to family members of Captain Cook, a noted seafarer.

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All Saints was replaced as the main parish church in the 1870s by the Church of Christ. The entire western end of the church, including its tower, was removed in 1880. All Saints is still open for people to be able to visit at certain times of the year.

History

Elements of the present church of All Saints date back to the 8th century, and a church in Great Ayton (Atun), was mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086. [1] In the early part of the 12th century, Robert de Meynell is recorded as having given the church at Great Ayton to Whitby Abbey. [2] The structure of the present church dates back to sometime after 1175, being recorded as being built "in the last quarter of the 12th century". The chancel measures 19 feet (5.8 m) by 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m), the nave 32 feet 6 inches (9.91 m) by 18 feet 10 inches (5.74 m), and a south porch 9 feet 10 inches (3 m) by 11 feet 4 inches (3.45 m). [3] The porch is believed to be a 13th-century addition to the old Norman doorway into the church. [4] Renovations in the late 18th century (1788–1789) saw the roof stripped of its lead to pay for the tower to be rebuilt, [5] only for it, and the a large western section of the church, to be pulled down in 1880. [6] At the same time, despite the church not being publicly used, some of the windows were replaced in the church. [7]

All Saints was replaced by a newer church, closer to the main road through Great Ayton in 1876. [8] The building of Christ Church was precipitated by the state of the All Saints structure, and the increase in the population, related to the boom in ironstone mining in the area. [9] However, the graveyard was still used routinely until 1881, before a new one was opened on the north side of the village. [4] Some burials continued at All Saints; a report from November 1886 recalls the burial there of a Dr William Augustus Loy. [10]

The church was grade I listed in 1966, notable being its Georgian pulpit, Tudor windows and late-Medieval king post roof. [11] In modern times, the church is open for visits, special events, midweek Communion and celebratory services on Captain Cook's birthday. [12] The church does not have any heating, or electric lighting. Candles are used to provide light. [13]

Clergy

Vicars of the Church of All Saints, Great Ayton [14] [15]
YearIncumbentYearIncumbentYearIncumbent
c. 1300Ralph (the Deacon of Ayton)1662Cornelius Cockburne1727Ralph Jackson
1577Richard Stonley♦1679Richard Slinger†1747George Metcalfe
1601Thomas Aldus†1681William Stephenson†1756Anthony Hastwell
1631Thomas Hardye1705George Spencer1794Thomas Deason
1639Thomas Kennington1707Maurice Lisle†1795William Deason
1646Thomas Edwards†1715Peter Moon1827Joseph Ibbetson
1661George Eubanke1719Thomas Morley

After 1877, All Saints was closed, and Christ Church in the village was used instead. [15]

Churchyard

Several members of Captain Cook's family are buried in the churchyard. [16] [17] Their burial plot is marked by a grade II listed headstone made from sandstone. [18] Cook's father, also called James, is believed to have carved many of the Cook family headstones in the churchyard. [2]

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