The History of St Andrew's
The Church of St Andrew was given by Stephen, Earl of Albemarle (d. 1127) and nephew of William the Conqueror, to the Abbey of Albemarle and afterwards passed to Kirkstall Priory, and after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII was granted to the See of York. The present building dates from soon after 1355 and is thought to be a replacement for an earlier church at Paull Holme which had fallen into decay.
The fabric of the building is a mixture of stone, brick and flint cobbles, in a traditional cruciform layout with a chancel, nave, north and south transepts and north and south aisles. There is a single bell in the tower, marked "James Harrison, Founder, Barrow, 1788."
St. Andrew was damaged by shots from vessels on the Humber when Hull was besieged by Royalist troops in 1643 during the English Civil War, and was repaired in 1663 and 1699.
Major restoration work was carried out between 1877 and 1879 when the Rev. R.D.C. Cordeaux was vicar; J.T. Webster of Hedon undertook the work at a cost of £1,815 6s 6d. The Rev. Cordeaux is buried in the south-east corner of the churchyard and is commemorated in the choir stalls which are carved with his memorial.
Features of Interest (see also Photo Tour)
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The East Window above the altar is believed to be 13th century and from a previous church : in the centre is the figure of Christ in his role of Shepherd, with a shepherd's crook in his right hand and his left hand raised in blessing, to his right (the left of the window as we look at it) is St Andrew with the X-shaped cross on which he was martyred, and on the right of the window is St Paul with the sword, symbol of his martyrdom.
The other stained-glass windows show Christ the Good Shepherd in the south aisle and, behind the font, Jesus welcoming the little children, in memory of the Rev. Samuel Jones who was vicar and curate for 25 years; this window is dated 1884.
The organ was built by Forster and Andrews and is dated 1903. A brass plate above the organ states that 20 guineas were given by the Earl of Effingham towards the cost.
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The pulpit was presented by Charles Wood of St Leonards-on-Sea and is dated 1879, and the lectern was given in memory of George and Florence Thorpe's daughter Ethel Mary, who died in 1901.
The altar has a lovely carved reredos behind it (see photo above), and to the left of the altar is an ancient plain oak chest which was once used to store parish documents.
The octagonal stone font stands beside the north (main) door and dates from the 19th century; here adults and children are baptised (christened) into God's world-wide family. The letters IHS are a monogram consisting of the Greek letters iota, eta, and sigma, the first three letters of the name Iesous (Greek for Jesus), the letters of which are also used to spell out the phrase "Iesous Hominum Salvator," "Jesus, saviour of man." |
In the north aisle (nearest the door) on the second pier in, there are painted inscriptions relating to the appointment of parish clerks; to the right side of the door there is also a carved angel holding a shield above a reset finial which is probably part of a 15th century monument. In the south aisle opposite, there is a table tomb with wrought iron railings to the memory of Thomas Locke's wife Barbara, who died in 1792 and in the floor beneath the west window there is a black ledger-stone dated 1676 with deep, incised arms in memory of Dorothy Robinson.
On the sanctuary wall the remains of a stone lectern can be seen : there are only three in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the others being at Pocklington and Ottringham. There are also the remains of three piscinae (hand-washing niches, from the Latin for fish-pond) : the one to the south (right) of the altar is difficult to make out, but behind the organ there is a piscina with beautifully carved heads and a simpler one in the north transept against the east wall. |
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