St Augustine, Hedon
St Augustine, Hedon
St Augustine's, known as the King of Holderness, is a Grade I cruciform parish church on Church Lane, Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire, in the Diocese of York.
- Location
- Hedon, Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Yorkshire
- City / town
- Hedon
- Address
- Church Lane, Hedon, Yorkshire, HU12 8EH
- Postcode
- HU12 8EH
- Built
- Late C12 origins; C13 church; crossing tower 1428; restored 1868-76
- Architect
- G E Street (restoration, 1868-76)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Augustine
- Diocese
- York
- Parish
- Hedon St Augustine
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular
- Grid reference
- TA 188 287
- Opening hours
- Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
Historic England describes a thirteenth-century parish church of national importance, little altered except for the crossing tower of 1428 and a restoration of 1868-76 by G. E. Street. The Hedon Museum and National Churches Trust note the earliest fabric from about 1190. The plan is nave and aisles, transepts and chancel, with a lofty central tower. The chancel and transepts are Early English and the nave Early Decorated.
The listing highlights an outstanding late fourteenth-century font; stained glass by Wailes and Son of 1878, especially the two east windows of the south aisle; a brass eagle lectern of 1876 given by J. W. Rawson; and Royal Arms of 1741 in the north transept. Monuments include a thirteenth-century black marble tomb cover, a fourteenth-century effigy of a man with sword and purse, and a Baroque cartouche to Ann Watson (1721). It is the only survivor of Hedon's three medieval churches. The parish website states the church is generally open daily for visitors.