St Margaret Churchyard
York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
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York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire EnglandCoordinates: 53.95654, -1.07295 - Cemetery ID:
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Add PhotosIt dates back to at least the 12th century, though most of the present structure is 14th century. The major exceptions are the red brick tower, built in 1684 after the collapse of a previous tower, and the Romanesque tunnel-vaulted south porch which is enriched with carvings of the signs of the zodiac and the labours of the Months. The porch originally belonged to the church of St Nicholas's Hospital, which was situated outside Walmgate Bar and was ruined during the Civil War. It was moved to St Margarets at about the same time as the rebuilding of the tower.
St Margaret was restored and enlarged in 1850-1, but its congregation gradually declined and it was declared redundant in 1974. It was subsequently used as a store for the York Theatre Royal until its adaptation for use as a performance space and conference facility by the National Centre for Early Music, which opened in 2000.
Burial registers for St Margaret parish cover the period 1558 to 1854. These have been deposited with the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD. Like all other church burial locations within the City of York, the St Margaret Churchyard would have been closed to further burials by parliamentary order in December 1854.
It dates back to at least the 12th century, though most of the present structure is 14th century. The major exceptions are the red brick tower, built in 1684 after the collapse of a previous tower, and the Romanesque tunnel-vaulted south porch which is enriched with carvings of the signs of the zodiac and the labours of the Months. The porch originally belonged to the church of St Nicholas's Hospital, which was situated outside Walmgate Bar and was ruined during the Civil War. It was moved to St Margarets at about the same time as the rebuilding of the tower.
St Margaret was restored and enlarged in 1850-1, but its congregation gradually declined and it was declared redundant in 1974. It was subsequently used as a store for the York Theatre Royal until its adaptation for use as a performance space and conference facility by the National Centre for Early Music, which opened in 2000.
Burial registers for St Margaret parish cover the period 1558 to 1854. These have been deposited with the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD. Like all other church burial locations within the City of York, the St Margaret Churchyard would have been closed to further burials by parliamentary order in December 1854.
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- Added: 6 Jul 2013
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2503242
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