St Mary's Church, Thirsk

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St Mary's Church, Thirsk
54°14′06″N1°20′45″W / 54.2349°N 1.3458°W / 54.2349; -1.3458
LocationKirkgate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1PR
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Central
Website Parish website
History
StatusActive
Dedication St Mary Magdalene
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Style Perpendicular Gothic
Years built1430–1480
Specifications
Spire height80 feet (24 m)
Administration
Diocese Diocese of York
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Deanery Mowbray
Parish Thirsk
Clergy
Rector The Revd Derek Simpson
Laity
Churchwarden(s) Alison Eccleston
Verger Paul Pepper

St Mary's Church, Thirsk is a Church of England parish church in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. The church is a grade I listed building.

Contents

History

The church dates from the 15th century. [1]

The living was augmented in 1811 with £1,200 (equivalent to £92,634in 2021) [2] and in 1824 with another £400 (equivalent to £37,448in 2021) [2] both by parliamentary grant by lot. In 1834 there was another grant of £400 (equivalent to £40,901in 2021) [2] to meet the benefaction of a stipend of £30 per year by Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt as a perpetual augmentation.

In 1857 the porch on the south side was rebuilt.

It was restored in 1877 by George Edmund Street. [3] During the restoration of 1877 it was reported that the East window of the south aisle contained the royal arms of England quartered with France, with the motto “Dieu et mon droit.” There were also the arms of the Ascough family, those of Mowbray, of Sir James Strangways, and Elizabeth his wife, and members of their family.

The church re-opened on 2 October 1877. [4]

Recent history

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Stained glass window at the back of St. Mary's church, Thirsk

In November 2016, the church was covered with handmade poppies as part of the Remembrance Day celebrations in Thirsk. [5] The Thirsk Yarnbombers created more than 40,000 knitted or crocheted poppies to decorate the town, with the main display consisting of a "river" of poppies flowing from the top of St Mary's Church, down the side and then across the wall of the church's cemetery. [6]

Best known as the renowned author James Herriot, "Alf" Wight married Joan Anderson (who appears as Helen in the Herriot books, movies and TV series) at St Marys on 5 November 1941. [7]

Parish status

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Stained glass above the altar

St Mary's is one of four churches of the Benefice of Thirsk. The others are: [8] [9]

Organ

A pipe organ was built in 1813 by Andrew Wood. It has been subsequently restored and enlarged. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [10]

Bells

In 1859 the tower had four bells. The largest dating as far back as 1410 was reputed to have been brought from Fountains Abbey. The other three were cast in 1729, 1775 and 1805. Between 1857 and 1864 two new bells were added to the peal and two more in 1871. Since the peal was augmented to eight, then only the sixth bell has been recast in 1926. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Mary, Thirsk". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1314935)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Restoration and Re-opening of Thirsk Church" . Yorkshire Gazette . England. 6 October 1877. Retrieved 28 December 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Thirsk Yarnbombers ready with 35,000 knitted poppies". BBC News. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Yarnbombers knit their respects and say: "We will remember them"". The Yorkshire Post. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "James Herriot". Thirsk Tourist Information. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Benefice of Thirsk - Profile" (PDF). dioceseofyork.org.uk. The Diocese of York. 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "St Mary, Thirsk". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "NPOR [K00800]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Thirsk, St Mary". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Dovemaster. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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