St Helen's Church, Skelton-on-Ure

St Helen's Church is a chapel in Skelton-on-Ure, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

There was an Anglican placed of worship in Skelton before 1750, a chapel-of-ease to what became Ripon Cathedral.[1] In 1811, a new chapel was erected, in the Early English style.[2] Later in the century, the building was used as a mortuary, but it returned to use for worship. The building was grade II listed in 1987.[3]

The chapel is built of limestone, and has a grey slate roof with stone gable coping and elaborate shaped kneelers. It has a rectangular plan and two bays. At the west end is a porch with a flattened segmental moulded arch and a hood mould, and a trefoil recess above. The west and east windows each have three pointed lights in a shallow pointed arch with a hood mould. On the west gable is a bellcote. Inside, there is a plaque commemorating Elizabeth Grakelt, who died in 1828, but no historic furnishings survive.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Annesley, Cressida; Hoskin, Philippa (1997). Archbishop Drummond's Visitation Returns 1764: Yorkshire S-Y. York: Borthwick Institute. ISBN 9780903857987.
  2. ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848). A Topographical Dictionary of England. London. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Historic England. "St Helens Chapel, Skelton-on-Ure (1250958)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 December 2025.

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