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Church of St John of Beverley, Harpham

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.).

Comments

This presumable resulted in the west tower of the parish church of St John. Although this is an ordinary church bell tower with crenellations this is not a defensive structure.
The parish church it is closely associated with the manorial complex of the chief seat of one branch of St Quentin family and contains the memorials of the St Quentin family including Joan and William.
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This record last updated 26/07/2017 09:21:01

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