All Saints’ Church, Pavement, York is a
Grade I listed
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parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
in the
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...
in
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
. Services are from the ''
Book of Common Prayer
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''.
History
![Map of medieval parish churches of York - All Saints, Pavement](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Map_of_medieval_parish_churches_of_York_-_All_Saints%2C_Pavement.svg)
The church dates from the 14th century. The chancel was demolished in 1780 and the east end was rebuilt. The north wall and the west end were rebuilt in 1834.
The lantern was rebuilt in 1837. The vestry was added between 1850 and 1855. The church was restored in 1887 by
George Edmund Street
George Edmund Street (20 June 1824 – 18 December 1881), also known as G. E. Street, was an English architect, born at Woodford in Essex. Stylistically, Street was a leading practitioner of the Victorian Gothic Revival. Though mainly an eccl ...
when the stonework was cleaned, the pinnacles restored, and the central east window fitted with stained glass by
Charles Eamer Kempe
Charles Eamer Kempe (29 June 1837 – 29 April 1907) was a British Victorian era designer and manufacturer of stained glass. His studios produced over 4,000 windows and also designs for altars and altar frontals, furniture and furnishings, lichg ...
.
It was enlarged in 1912.
The church is the guild and civic church for the city of York, and the regimental church for the
Royal Dragoon Guards
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.
In 1954 the church was united with the parish of
St Saviour's Church, York when St Saviour's Church was declared redundant.
Memorials
*Sergeant Major John Polety (d. 1829)
*Charles Polety (d. 1838)
*Tate Wilkinson (d. 1803)
*Jane Wilkinson (d. 1826)
*Sir Robert Crathorn (d. 1482)
*Robert Askwith (d. 1579) (originally in St Crux's Church, York)
*Roger de Moreton (d. 1382)
*Isabella de Moreton (d. 1412) (originally in St Saviour's Church, York)
*Ursula Wyvill (d. 1790)
*Robert Bishopricke Surgeon (d. 1814)
*Henry Richards (d. 1783)
Organ
A specification of the organ can be found on the
National Pipe Organ Register
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.
References
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All Saints
14th-century church buildings in England