| St Mary’s Church, Castlegate, York | |
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 St Mary’s Church, Castlegate, York | |
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| 53°57′25.8″N1°4′49.8″W / 53.957167°N 1.080500°W | |
| Location | York |
| Country | England |
| Previous denomination | Church of England |
| Website | https://www.yorkstmarys.org.uk/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary the Virgin |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed [1] |
| Completed | 11th century |
St Mary's Church, Castlegate, York is a Grade I listed [1] former parish church in the Church of England in York. [2]
The church is located in Castlegate, an historical street in the centre of York. It dates from the 11th century, but the current building is mostly 15th century.
Highwayman John Nevison, who was hanged on the Knavesmire, in March 1684 was buried in an unmarked grave in the churchyard. [3]
The church was restored between 1867 and 1870 when the east window was replaced, the church re-roofed and the east end parapet was renewed by William Butterfield.
Details of the installation of the original organ are not known, but it was repaired at a cost of £45 by Hopkins of Heworth in 1884. [4] A new organ was obtained in 1892 [5] by Abbott & Co. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [6] When the church was declared redundant, the organ was moved to St Thomas’ Church, Heigham, Norfolk.
The church was declared redundant in 1958 and converted by George Pace and Ronald Sims for secular use. It now houses contemporary art exhibitions operated by York Museums Trust. [7] It has hosted exhibitions by Susan Stockwell, [8] Susan Aldworth, [9] and the Aesthetica Art Prize. [10]
In 2016 there were 6,906 visitors to exhibitions in the church. [11]
John Nevison, also known as William Nevison or Nevinson, was one of Britain's most notorious highwaymen, a gentleman rogue supposedly nicknamed Swift Nick by King Charles II after a renowned 200-mile (320 km) dash from Kent to York to establish an alibi for a robbery he had committed earlier that day. The story inspired William Harrison Ainsworth to include a modified version in his novel Rookwood, in which he attributed the feat to Dick Turpin. There are suggestions that the feat was actually undertaken by Samuel Nicks. The TV series Dick Turpin had an accomplice of the highwayman, Nick, who earned the nickname Swiftnick.
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