St Margaret's Church is in Station Road, High Bentham, North Yorkshire, England. It is an Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ewecross, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. Its benefice is united with that of St John the Baptist, Low Bentham.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]
| St Margaret's Church, High Bentham | |
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 West end of St Margaret's Church, High Bentham | |
.svg)  St Margaret's Church, High Bentham Location in North Yorkshire | |
| 54°06′53″N 2°30′30″W / 54.1146°N 2.5082°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 669,689 |
| Location | Station Road, High Bentham, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Bentham Churches |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Margaret |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 24 June 1988 |
| Architect(s) | Austin and Paley (additions) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1837 |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Archdeaconry | Craven |
| Deanery | Ewecross |
| Parish | St Margaret, Bentham |
| Clergy | |
| Assistant priest(s) | Mabel Parr |
| Curate(s) | Stephen Charles Dawson |
History
editSt Margaret's was built in 1837.[2] It was extended in 1901–02 by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley. The additions included a new chancel, transepts, organ chamber and vestries. The plaster ceiling was removed from the nave, which was reseated, and a tower screen and pulpit were installed. These alterations cost £2,014 (equivalent to £280,000 in 2023).[3][4] The church was closed in 2012 and subsequently converted into two private homes. The congregation either meets at St Boniface's Roman Catholic Church, or at St John's Church in Low Bentham.[5]
Architecture
editThe church is constructed in stone, with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a two-bay chancel with a north vestry and a south chapel, and a west tower. The tower has octagonal angle turrets, and an embattled parapet. It is in three stages, with a west doorway in the bottom stage. The middle stage contains a stepped triple window, and in the top stage are two-light bell openings. Along the sides of the nave are four two-light lancet windows. The chapel has two-light windows on the north and south sides, and a three-light window on the east. The east end of the chancel has a four-light window containing trefoil plate tracery.[2] The two-manual pipe organ was built in 1893, and rebuilt in 1937 by Henry Ainscough of Preston.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Bentham: St Margaret, High Bentham, Church of England, retrieved 25 March 2012
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St Margaret, Bentham (1132420)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 March 2012
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 7 May 2024
- ^ Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 244, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- ^ The Benefice of St John the Baptist, Low Bentham and St Margaret, High Bentham, The Benefice of St John the Baptist, Low Bentham and St Margaret, High Bentham, retrieved 25 March 2012
- ^ "NPOR [N04814]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 29 June 2020