Church Of Saint Margaret Of Antioch

HAWES GRUEL STREET SD 88 NE (south side, off) 20/124 Church of Saint Margaret 25.3.69 of Antioch (formerly listed as Church of St Margaret) GV II Church. 1851. By A B Higham. Rubble, Westmorland slate roof. Decorated style. West tower, nave with aisles and north and south porches, chancel with south vestry. Quoins. Tower: 3 stages; offset diagonal buttresses; clock on second stage; 2-light belfry openings on third stage; stair turret on south-east corner; 3-light west window. Gabled porch with chamfered pointed arch. Nave: 5 bays. Offset buttresses. 3-light windows. Copings. Chimney at east end. Chancel: 2 bays. Vestry in angle between nave south aisle and chancel, curved wall with 2-light mullion window. 4-light east window. Interior: 5-bay arcades of tall Early English-style piers and double-chamfered arches. Double-chamfered tower and chancel arches. A few monuments predate the church, including 1 over north door with Latin inscription commemorating Reverend Charles Udal, d1782, priest at Hawes 1750-81, erected by his pupils. Parish bier at back of church. Furniture of c1930 and later by Thompson of Kilburn. The church replaced a smaller one nearer the road.

Listing NGR: SD8725989758