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List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England

List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England

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The Churches Conservation Trust, which was initially known as the Redundant Churches Fund, is a charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk, those that have been made redundant by the Church of England. The Trust was established by the Pastoral Measure of 1968.[1] The legally defined object of the Trust is "the preservation, in the interests of the nation and the Church of England, of churches and parts of churches of historic and archaeological interest or architectural quality vested in the Fund ... together with their contents so vested".[2]

St John the Baptist's Church, Stanwick, North Yorkshire

The Trust cares for over 350 churches. The charity is financed partly by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Church Commissioners, but grants from those bodies were frozen in 2001, since when additional funding has come from other sources, including the general public. During the 2016-2017 period, the Trust's income was £9,184,283 and expenditures totaled £9,189,061; 92% of the latter was spent on front line projects.[3] During that year it had 64 employees, and received the support of up to 2,000 volunteers.[4] The charity is run by a board of trustees, who delegate the day-to-day management to a chief executive and his senior management team.[5]

The Trust's primary aim is to ensure that the buildings in its care are weatherproof and to prevent any deterioration in their condition. The majority of the churches remain consecrated, and many are occasionally still used for worship. Local communities are encouraged to use them for appropriate activities and events, and the buildings provide an educational resource, allowing children and young people to study history and architecture. Nearly 2 million people visit the Trust's churches each year.[1]

St Mary's Chapel, Lead, North Yorkshire

This list describes the 50 churches cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England, covering the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and Cheshire,[6] spanning a period of more than 1,000 years. The oldest is St Andrew's Church, Bywell, which dates from about 850; the most recent, Old Christ Church, Waterloo, was built between 1891 and 1894. All but one of the churches have been designated by English Heritage as listed buildings.

Holy Trinity Church, Wensley, North Yorkshire, is Grade I listed; a large section was built in the 14th and 15th century. It remains open to visitors; a flower festival, christenings, weddings and funerals are held here

Some stand in the centres of cities or towns and their functions have been taken over by nearby churches; these include St John the Evangelist's Church, Lancaster, Christ Church, Macclesfield, St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds, St Stephen's Church, Low Elswick, Church of All Souls, Bolton, and Old Christ Church, Waterloo. Others stand in remote or isolated positions in the countryside. Some fell into disuse because the village they served was deserted, or the local population moved elsewhere; examples include Ireby Old Church, St Mary's Chapel, Lead, and St Thomas' Church, Friarmere. Alternatively the church once served the estate of a country house, as with All Saints' Church, Harewood, Church of Christ the Consoler, Skelton-on-Ure, and St Martin's Church, Allerton Mauleverer.

In some cases the churches have only been partially conserved. Only the tower of Old St Lawrence, York (standing within the churchyard of St. Lawrence Parish Church), the tower and part of the aisle walls of Christ Church, Heaton Norris, and the tower, chancel and walls of the nave of Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth have survived. Most of the churches remain consecrated and are used for occasional services where practical; some are venues for concerts and other purposes.[7] One church still vested in the Trust, St James, Toxteth, Liverpool, which was at one time derelict, re-opened in 2010 for regular worship.

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Notes

A This is the period, or where possible the date, of the earliest existing part of the building (excluding small amounts of fabric or re-used material).


References

  1. About us, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 15 October 2016
  2. Pastoral Measure 1983:Section 44(4), National Archives, 1983, retrieved 1 April 2011 (Pastoral Measure 1983 consolidates Pastoral Measure 1968 with later legislation.)
  3. Board of Trustees, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 15 October 2016
  4. Find a CCT church – Northern England, Churches Conservation Trust, archived from the original on 19 December 2010, retrieved 25 September 2010
  5. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  6. Historic England, "Church of St Holy Trinity, York (1257686)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  7. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Birdforth (1150720)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  8. Historic England, "Aisle Columns West Of Ireby Old Church (1146404)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 April 2011
  9. Historic England, "Ireby Old Church (1144424)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  10. Historic England, "Church of St Oswald, Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall (1286919)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  11. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Stainburn (1149989)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  12. Historic England, "Church of St John, Dinnington St John (1132698)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  13. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Wintringham (1175659)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  14. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Edlington (1286332)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  15. Historic England, "West tower of the old Church of St Lawrence, York (1257511)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  16. Historic England, "Holy Trinity, Coverham (1130892)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  17. Historic England, "St John the Baptist, Stanwick (1167219)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  18. Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity, Wensley (1130879)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  19. Historic England, "Chapel of St Mary, Lead (1148440)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  20. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Thornton-le-Moors (1330242)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  21. Historic England, "Wentworth (old) Church (1314580)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  22. Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Harewood (1266157)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  23. Historic England, "St Martin, Whenby (1191384)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 March 2015
  24. Historic England, "St Mary, South Cowton (1294728)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  25. Historic England, "St Michael, Tockwith (1315417)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  26. Historic England, "Chapel of St Leonard, Billington (1362341)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  27. Historic England, "Old Church of Saint Werburg, Warburton (1067865)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  28. Historic England, "Church of St John, Leeds (1375157)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  29. Historic England, "Church of St Ninian, Brougham (1326778)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  30. Historic England, "Old Church of St. John Baptist, Pilling (1073080)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  31. Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity, Sunderland (1208056)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  32. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Tarleton (1073122)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  33. Historic England, "Church of St Martin, Allerton Mauleverer (1149996)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  34. Historic England, "Church of St John, Lancaster (1289679)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  35. Historic England, "Church of St George, Carrington (1067868)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  36. Historic England, "Old Church of All Saints, Hesketh with Becconsall (1361852)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  37. Historic England, "Heights Chapel, St Thomas Old Church, Saddleworth (1356677)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  38. Historic England, "Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter (1156312)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  39. Historic England, "Christ Church, Macclesfield (1206916)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  40. Historic England, "Old Church Of All Saints, Skelton and Brotton (1263246)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  41. Historic England, "Church of St Stephen, Fylingdales (1148706)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  42. Historic England, "Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn (1223094)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  43. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Roecliffe (1150316)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  44. Historic England, "Christ Church, Stockport (1067165)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  45. Historic England, "Church of St Gregory (Vale of Lune Chapel), Sedburgh (1384060)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  46. Historic England, "Church of St John, Cadeby (1151529)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  47. Historic England, "Church of All Souls, Halifax (1314027)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  48. Historic England, "Church of St Stephen, Elland (1133985)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  49. Historic England, "Church of St Stephen, Newcastle upon Tyne (1355238)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  50. We reveal our Top Ten Endangered buildings for 2009, The Victorian Society, archived from the original on 5 November 2009, retrieved 6 June 2012
  51. Historic England, "Church of St Edmund, Rochdale (1084273)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  52. Historic England, "Church of Christ The Consoler, Newby With Mulwith (1315406)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  53. Historic England, "Church of St Andrew, Heslerton (1315728)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  54. Historic England, "Church of All Souls, Bolton (1387878)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015
  55. Historic England, "Christ Church, Crosby (1257311)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 March 2015

Bibliography

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