Church of St John of Beverley, Harpham (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Harpham.
In the historic county of Yorkshire.
Modern Authority of East Riding of Yorkshire.
1974 county of Humberside.
Medieval County of Yorkshire East Riding.

OS Map Grid Reference: TA09236158
Latitude 54.03856° Longitude -0.33375°

Church of St John of Beverley, Harpham has been described as a probable Fortified Ecclesiastical site.

There are major building remains.

This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*.

Description

A licence to crenellate a belfry in the churchyard of the chapel of Harpham was obtained in 1374 by Joan, widow of William St Quentin.

12th century nave, early 14th century chancel, late 14th century west tower and north chapel, chancel east window by Temple Moore, 1909. Ashlar, brick to chancel east end, nave eaves, and south porch, lead roofs. West tower, 3-bay nave with south porch, 2-bay chancel, north chapel. (PastScape)

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1374 Feb 3 (Click on the date for details of this licence.).

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1083345
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 79631.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 4099.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- CastleUK.net
  The Medieval Combat Society
  Abaroth's World
Books
- Allison, K.J. (ed), 1974, VCH Yorkshire: East Riding Vol. 2 p. 224
  Le Patourel, H.E. Jean, 1973, The Moated Sites of Yorkshire (The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Series 5) p. 113
  Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 Part 2 p. 417 online copy
Periodical Articles
- Coulson, C., 1982, 'Hierarchism in Conventual Crenellation: An Essay in the Sociology and Metaphysics of Medieval Fortification' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 26 p. 69-100 see online copy
  Glynne, Stephen, 1894-5, 'Notes on Yorkshire Churches' Yorkshire Archaeological Journal Vol. 13 p. 398-400 online copy
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1914, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1370-74) Vol. 15 p. 407 online copy

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