St Helen's Church, Stonegate, York is a

Grade II* listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

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in the

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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 ...

History

The church dates from the 14th century. It was declared redundant in 1551 and partially demolished, but survived and was later brought back into use. It was reconstructed between 1857 and 1858 by W H Dykes and reopened on 16 September 1858 The north, south and east walls were taken down and rebuilt. The church roof was replaced. Pews were replaced with open seating. The chancel was rebuilt and extended by . Gas lighting was installed with standard gaseliers of polished brass and iron. The chancel was fitted with a gas corona with 24 lights. The tower was rebuilt between 1875 and 1876 by W Atkinson of York.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

St Martin le Grand, York St Martin le Grand, York is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in York. History The church dates from the 11th century. The tower was built in the 15th century. It was restored between 1853 and 1854 by JB and W Atkins ...

Memorials

*John Stow (d. 1775) *William Brooke (d. 1789) *Ann Acaster (d. 1834) *Thomas Hartley (d. 1808) *James Atkinson (d. 1839) *Ann Atkinson (d. 1840) *Barbara Davyes (d. 1765) *Elizabeth Davyes (d. 1767) *Tobias Conyars (d. 1868) *Elizabeth Acklam (d. 1722)

Organ

The pipe organ was built by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd and dates from 1959. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

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Rebuilt churches in the United Kingdom 19th-century Church of England church buildings St Helen's Square