The Church of St Mary, also known as Lowgate St Mary, is a

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. The church is a

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History

The church dates to the 15th-century. A tower was added in 1697. The church was

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from 1861 to 1863 by

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. Though formerly an

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parish, the parish was influenced by the 19th-century

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. The organ was built by Brindley & Foster and dates to 1904. A

Temple Moore Temple Lushington Moore (7 June 1856 – 30 June 1920) was an English architect who practised in London. He is famed for a series of fine Gothic Revival churches built between about 1890 and 1917 and also restored many churches and designed ch ...

-designed rood screen was added to the

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in 1912. On 13 October 1952, the church was designated a

Present day

The

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of St. Mary Hull is in the

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of the

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. The church continues to use the ''

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'' for its services, rather than the more modern '' Common Worship''.

Notable people

* The Rt Revd Richard Wood, formerly Suffragan Bishop of Damaraland, served as Vicar from 1977 to 1979

Gallery

Church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 237648.jpg , Interior of St Mary's The Bells of St. Mary's - geograph.org.uk - 236787.jpg , The bells

References

External links

Church website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, St Mary's Church of England church buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire Grade II* listed churches in the East Riding of Yorkshire Churches in Kingston upon Hull Anglo-Catholic church buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire