All Saints Church Hessle

The Square, Hessle, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU13 0RH

Multiple dates available

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THERE was a church with a priest at Hessle at the time of the Domesday Book (1086). The oldest parts of this Grade I listed church go back to the 12th-century.

THERE was a church with a priest at Hessle at the time of the Domesday Book (1086) The oldest parts of this Grade I listed church go back to the 12th-century It has undergone many changes. The great restoration and enlargement in 1868–70 rescued a building that had suffered three centuries of neglect and poor repairs, doubled its seating capacity to meet the needs of a growing population, and faithfully preserved the character of the 15th-century Perpendicular church.

The particularly fine windows are mostly from the late 19th century.
Changes to the interior in the 20th century have helped to keep it a vibrant place of
worship and an active centre for the community.

Many of the names on the memorials both in the churchand churchyard are familiar to those who live in Hessle today. Light refreshments, ‘supervised trips up the tower to see the bells’, Demonstrations of bell ringing, an exhibition by the Hessle Local History Society.