The finish of our walk over Spaunton Moor brought us across several fields and into the southern part of the village of Hutton le Hole, past St Chad's Church.
This shot is a new view of the church. On our last visit there was a row of tall thick cypress trees forming a dense hedge along this side of the church.
At the end of the 19th century, Anglican church services were being held in the village school room. In 1901 a disused chapel, known as Zion Chapel, was purchased. This was situated next to the site of the present church and was dedicated to St Chad. In 1934 it was replaced by the present building, also dedicated to St Chad.
St Chad was a brother of St Cedd, who had founded nearby Lastingham church as a Celtic monastery in AD654. Later, after the death of his brother, St Chad would become Abbot of Lastingham. Later still he would become Bishop of Lichfield.
This church is a simple building, both inside and out, but it does have two post world war two stained glass windows. Some of the interior features came from other locations - a lovely oak reredos from Welburn Hall; alter rails made of oak from Douthwaite Hall; a Font and Lectern from Ryton Church; pews from All Saints, Kirkbymoorside; a very good one-manual organ made in the 1860s, with seven speaking stops (it came from a Methodist Chapel in Scarborough, but originally was probably a chamber organ in a private house); and the stone carved cross from above the door of the old church, incorporated into the north boundary wall.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
One of the nice features of Britain is the profusion of churches, some of great age, in almost every centre of population, even many very small villages, and if I visit somewhere that is new to me, the local church is one of the places I will have a look at.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
One of the nice features of Britain is the profusion of churches, some of great age, in almost every centre of population, even many very small villages, and if I visit somewhere that is new to me, the local church is one of the places I will have a look at.
Ian
I do as well - and each village church has its own features of interest.
Ian