St Margaret's Church, Beswick
St Margaret's Church is the parish church of Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire, a village in England.
A church was built in Beswick in the Norman period. In 1857, it was described as a "small mean church, with only chancel and nave, and covered with thatch". Most of the windows were lancets, while the font was described as "small and ridiculous".[1] It was demolished in 1871; after the pews and other fittings were removed, the building collapsed. A replacement was constructed to a design by James Fowler, in an early Decorated Gothic style. On completion, it could seat 130 worshippers.[2][3]
The church is built of small stones, and consists of a nave, apsidal chancel, south porch, north vestry and west tower, supported by buttresses. The tower is topped by a spire, reaching 75 feet (23 m) in total height. Inside, there is a reredos of Caen stone, and the floor is covered with Minton tiles.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Glynne, Stephen (1900). "Notes on Yorkshire Churches". The Yorkshire Archæological Journal. XV.
- 1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England (2 ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7.
- 1 2 "Church-building news". The Builder. 25 November 1871.