Marske: St Edmund

Name:
Marske: St Edmund
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
646408
Diocese:
Leeds
Archdeaconry:
Richmond and Craven
Parish:
Downholme and Maske

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II* Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Marske

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior south elevation
Caption:
Exterior south elevation
Description:
Year / Date:
05/12/2023
Copyright:
Rob Andrews
Originator:
Rob Andrews

Summary Description

Located 5 miles from Richmond. A squat medieval building consisting of a nave, north nave aisle with a north aisle extension to the east, bringing it flush with the east wall of the chancel. The early visible fabric dates to the 12th century, for example the south doorway and blocked north doorway of contemporary date. Though the recently revised Buildings of England volume for Yorkshire: The North Riding, states the interest of the church lies in the restoration of 1683. Clear evidence of the 1683 restoration begins in the churchyard where you can see on the south elevation of the nave "two south windows with the oddest interpretation of Early English tracery and even some dogtooth". The westerly most of the pair reads 'John Hutton, squir'. The other is simply dated '1683'. Box pews and the Hutton family pew are potentially early 19th century work. The west gallery erected in 2000 was designed by architect Neil Birdsall in a style to be in keeping with the present character. On the underside of the gallery, directly above the font (font dated 1663) is a roundel with the palindromic inscription in Greek attributed to St Gregory of Nazianzus - 'Wash your sins, not only your face'. Birdsall also design a cover for the medieval font at St Peter's church, Walpole in Norfolk which has the same text around the lip of the lid.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
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Sources and Further Information

Antiquarian Horological Society (2015) AHS Turret Clock database Unique Number ID: 2035 & 2036 [Digital Archive/Data]
31/07/2017
PPIY Architects (31/05/2016) Practical Completion Certificate [Digital Archive/Document]
Practical Completion Certificate
Mick Garratt (2008, February 03) Interior image of 646408 St. Edmund, Marske [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 646408 St. Edmund, Marske
Stephen Craven (2017, September 16) Exterior image of 646408 St. Edmund, Marske [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 646408 St. Edmund, Marske
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/3353/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 2 Bells [Archive/Index]
2 Bells
Rob Andrews (05/12/2023) Exterior south elevation [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior south elevation
Rob Andrews (05/12/2023) Nave interior looking east through the chancel arch. [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Nave interior looking east through the chancel arch.