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 Welcome! Please come in and look round! ê |
The memorial windows on the south
wall (to the right in the picture) were made by J. C. N. Bewsey, whose mark is shown in the bottom right corner of the panel
nearest to the church door. The two windows depict saints associated
with the church and local area. Starting at the panel nearest the door
you can see: St Cuthbert, St Hilda, St Aidan, St Nicholas, The Virgin
Mary and St Boniface. The Chancel arches One of the most striking features of the interior design of the church is the twin arches which support the tower. The clock and bells are in a chamber above them. This chamber may be visited by arrangement. The Pulpit The pulpit is more than four hundred years old (likely date 1603). It stood in two earlier churches on this same site. The bells
The clock
The clock by
William Potts and Sons of Leeds was installed in 1901 at the same time
as the ring of five bells. It tells the time on two dials, one on the
east face of the tower and one on the north. It has been extensively
modified over the years to use up-to-date power sources and
regulating technology. The organ The organ is situated to the right between the chancel arches. It was built and installed in 1899 by Messrs Harrison and Harrison of Durham who have maintained it ever since. Its details can be found here: http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N02982 A Mr Barnard of St Hilda's church in Whitby had advised the Vicar, Revd Ernest Hare: "I like my little organ at St Hilda's so well that I wish you would do something on the same lines for Goathland." In fact St Hilda's had cost £210 and St Mary's could afford only £120, but a deal was done for a scaled down version. You can read the Vicar's original letter ordering the organ here. The old altar table
The East Window The stained glass east window, showing the life of Jesus is described on a separate page. |
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The Font
The font cover (not shown) is much more recent. It was a gift at the baptism of a little boy in July 1903. He had been born the previous winter when his parents, whose home was in York, had become snowed in at the Mallyan Spout Hotel. The cover expresses their gratitude and is marked with his name. The George III coat of arms
The Millenium Windows The stained glass windows in the west wall were commissioned for the Millennium. They are described on a separate page. The Mice!
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The
South Windows
We have
five bells which are
rung using a system developed by Revd Ellacombe, one time Vicar of
Bitton, Gloucestershire. In this system, the bells remain ‘still’ (in
the down position) and are struck on the inside of the rim by hammers
attached to ropes. The ropes are housed in a frame on the wall and thus
changes can be rung by one person alone.
To
the left of the present altar you will find a stone altar slab which
dates back to the twelfth century, probably to the first place of
worship in Goathland.
On your left as you enter the church
you will see our font. It has been in use, in one church or another, for
more than 900 years.
Between
the windows on the west wall you will find a royal coat of arms. At the Restoration
of the Monarchy in 1660 churches were required by Order in Council to show their
loyalty by displaying the royal coat of arms. As the monarchs changed,
many of the coats of arms were overpainted. The practice continued until
the reign of George III. The small shield at the centre of the large one
bears the arms of Hanover to show that George III also ruled over that
province. 