All Saints' Church, North Street, York
| All Saints' Church, North Street, York | |
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 All Saints' Church, North Street, York | |
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| 53°57′30.4″N 1°5′10.3″W / 53.958444°N 1.086194°W | |
| Location | York |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Traditional Catholic |
| Website | allsaints-northstreet.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| Archdeaconry | York |
| Deanery | York |
| Parish | All Saints, North Street, York |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Stephen Race (AEO) |
All Saints' Church is a Church of England parish church on North Street, York, North Yorkshire.[2] The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]
it is a church
Stained glass[edit]
The church is noted as containing the finest collection of medieval glass in York except that of York Minster, mostly dating from the early 14th century.[1] Perhaps the most famous is that depicting scenes from the Prick of Conscience dating from c. 1410.[3]
Alongside the Prick of Conscience, another famous window is The Corporal Acts of Mercy. The window shows six of the seven corporal acts, it is not known why the seventh (burying the dead) is not shown.[4][5] The window depicts the Blackburn family, who at the time were influential traders, specifically Nicholas Blackburn who at the time was mayor of york and is said to be the one who paid for the window.[6]
From the north aisle, the windows are
- A set of 15th-century coats of arms
- The St Thomas window dating from c. 1410
- The Corporal Acts of Mercy dating from c. 1410
- The Prick of Conscience window dating from c. 1410
- The Lady Chapel east window dating from c. 1330
- The Chancel east window dating from c. 1410
- The south aisle east window dating from c. 1350
- The St Michael and St John window dating from c. 1430
- The Nine Orders of Angels window dating from c. 1410
- The St James window dating from c. 1410
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The Coats of Arms window -
The St Thomas window -
The Corporal Acts of Mercy window -
The Prick of Conscience window -
The Lady Chapel east window -
The great east window -
The South aisle east window -
The St Michael and St John window -
The Nine Orders of Angels window -
The St James' window
Memorials[edit]
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- John Etty (d. 1709)
- Revd. John Stoddart
- Joan Stoddart (d. 1599)
- James Pennyman (d. 1699)
- Joshua Witton (d. 1674).
- William Stockton (d. 1471)
- Robert Colynson (d. 1458)
- Thomas Clerk (d. 1482)
- Thomas Askwith (d. 1609)
- Charles Townley (d. 1712)
Organ[edit]
The pipe organ was built by Forster and Andrews and dates from 1867. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of All Saints with Anchorage Attached (Grade I) (1257067)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ The Buildings of England. York and the East Riding. Nikolaus Pevsner and David Neave. Yale University Press. 1995. ISBN 0300095937
- ^ Roger Rosewell, 'The Pricke of Conscience or the Fifteen Signs of Doom Window in the Church of All Saints, North Street, York', Vidimus, 45 (n.d.), http://vidimus.org/issues/issue-45/feature/
- ^ "All Saints, North Street". www.allsaints-northstreet.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "All Saints Church, North Street: History of York". www.historyofyork.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "BLACKBURN, John (d.1426/7), of York. | History of Parliament Online". www.histparl.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "NPOR [D05798]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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