St Michael's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Hudswell, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
A church was built on the site, in or before the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the early 18th century, and again in 1884 to a design by George Wheelhouse. On opening, it could seat 150 worshippers. The building was grade II listed in 1969. [1] [2] The church closed in 2017, and was purchased by the Hudswell Community Charity, which converted it into a hostel, with six en-suite bedrooms, a lounge and dining area, and kitchen. [3] [4]
The church is built of sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. It consists of a nave, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a southwest octagonal steeple. Over the doorway is a carved head, and inside the porch are three medieval grave covers. The east window has three trefoiled lights and a sexfoil above, and the other windows are lancets. Inside, there are a piscina and stoup from the Mediaeval church, while there is an arch-braced king post roof. [2] [5] [6] As part of the conversion to a hostel, a mezzanine floor was inserted. [7]