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St Stephen's Church, Acomb

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82: 59: 22: 111:. The church suffered a fire in 1992 but was restored soon afterwards, and many of its fixtures and fittings survived. These include stained glass, the oldest of which was made by Edmund Gyles in 1662, depicted the arms of 66:
By 1830, the church was ruinous, so from 1831 to 1832 it was rebuilt, to a design by G. T. Andrews. It seated 338 worshippers, partly in two galleries. Cruciform in plan, it was constructed in
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In 1848, it was described as "an elegant structure with a graceful spire, and, standing on the highest ground in the vicinity of York, has a very picturesque appearance". The
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was added in 1889, and the following year, an east window was added. In the 20th-century, a porch was added, as was a lean-to on the north wall.
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A church has lain on the site since the Saxon period, and some remains of the Saxon church were uncovered in 1830. By the time of the
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The roof was rebuilt in 1952, and in 1954, a peal of bells was installed, cast in 1770 for
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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 3, South west
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style, shows no real appreciation of mediaeval architecture".
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was more critical, describing it as "ostensibly in the
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parish church
Acomb
York
Norman Conquest
York Minster

Tadcaster
chancel
vestry

Lychgate
Royal Commission on Historic Monuments
Early English
St Mary Bishophill Senior
Grade II listed
Charles II of England
William IV
ISBN
9780906780541
"Church of England, Acomb, St. Stephen, parish"


Historic England
"CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN (1256233)"
National Heritage List for England


A Topographical Dictionary of England

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