The Church of St Mary, also known as Lowgate St Mary, is a
Church of England
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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 activitie ...
in
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from ...
,
East Riding of Yorkshire
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. The church is a
grade II* listed building
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.
History
The church dates to the 15th-century. A tower was added in 1697. The church was
restored
''Restored'' is the fourth
studio album by American contemporary Christian music musician Jeremy Camp. It was released on November 16, 2004 by BEC Recordings.
Track listing
Standard release
Enhanced edition
Deluxe gold edition
Standard ...
from 1861 to 1863 by
Sir George Gilbert Scott.
Though formerly an
evangelical
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parish, the parish was influenced by the 19th-century
Oxford Movement
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. The
organ was built by
Brindley & Foster
Brindley & Foster was a pipe organ builder based in Sheffield who flourished between 1854 and 1939.
Background
The business was established by Charles Brindley in 1854. He was joined by Albert Healey Foster in 1871 and the company acquired the ...
and dates to 1904. A
Temple Moore-designed
rood screen
The rood screen (also choir screen, chancel screen, or jubé) is a common feature in late medieval church architecture. It is typically an ornate partition between the chancel and nave, of more or less open tracery constructed of wood, stone, ...
was added to the
chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse.
...
in 1912.
On 13 October 1952, the church was designated a
grade II* listed building
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 Ire ...
.
Present day
The
parish
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of St. Mary Hull is in the
Archdeaconry of the East Riding
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of the
Diocese of York
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The diocese is headed by the ...
.
The church continues to use the ''
Book of Common Prayer
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'' for its services, rather than the more modern ''
Common Worship
''Common Worship'' is the name given to the series of services authorised by the General Synod of the Church of England and launched on the first Sunday of Advent in 2000. It represents the most recent stage of development of the Liturgical Move ...
''.
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
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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