St Helen's Church, Barmby on the Marsh
The Church of St Helen, Barmby on the Marsh, East Riding of Yorkshire, England is a redundant church which is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
| St Helen's Church, Barmby on the Marsh | |
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 "Charming Georgian brick tower" | |
  St Helen's Church, Barmby on the Marsh Location in the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Location | Barmby on the Marsh, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
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| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 16 December 1966 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick and stone |
History and description
The earliest record of a building on the site of St Helen's dates to 1388 and records a grant of permission for the construction of a chapel. The Friends of Friendless Churches notes the tradition that the nave of the church was originally a tithe barn.[1] By the late 18th century the church was derelict and a rebuilding in 1773[2] saw the construction of the tower, in brick with an ogee copper cupola.[3] The church was closed in 2007 and, following failed attempts to sell it, by 2014 faced the threat of demolition.[4] It was transferred to the charity, Friends of Friendless Churches, in November 2020.[1]
The nave is the only remaining element of the 16th century church.[3] The chancel dates from the Victorian rebuilding of 1870.[2] Nikolaus Pevsner and David Neave, in the Yorkshire: York and the East Riding volume of the Buildings of England, note the "charming Georgian brick tower". [2] St Helen's is a Grade II listed building.[3]
See also
References
- "Barmby on the Marsh". Friends of Friendless Churches. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- Pevsner & Neave 2005, p. 272.
- Historic England. "Church of St Helen (Grade II) (1160126)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- Newton, Grace (10 July 2020). "A 15th-century Yorkshire church that has a 'healing well' used by cholera victims has been saved from demolition". Yorkshire Post.
Sources
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (2005). Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09593-7.