St Charles Borromeo, Hull

St Charles Borromeo is a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough and is the oldest post-reformation Catholic Church in the city of Kingston upon Hull, England.[1] The church is a Grade I listed building,[2] having been upgraded from a Grade II* in March 2016.[3]

St Charles Borromeo, Hull
The Church of St Charles Borromeo
St Charles Borromeo, Hull
Church location shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
53.7467°N 0.3386°W / 53.7467; -0.3386
OS grid referenceTA096291
LocationJarrat Street, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU1 3HB,
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated1829
Architecture
Architect(s)John Earle and J.J. Scoles
Architectural typeChurch: grade I listed
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Middlesbrough
ProvinceArchdiocese of Liverpool
DistrictSouthern Vicariate
Clergy
Pastor(s)Fr James Benfield

History

Around 1774, Fr Charles Howard came from Marton to serve the small number of Catholics in Hull. In 1779 a chapel was established in Posterngate but it was destroyed in the Gordon Riots of 1780. Following the loss of the chapel Catholics were forced to meet in private until in 1798 when Fr Pierre Foucher arrived in Hull, fleeing the French Revolution. He was a wealthy man, possibly an aristocrat. He paid for a small chapel in North Street to be built from his own funds. He returned to France in 1820.

Fr John Smith was appointed to replace Fr Foucher. He obtained a site in Jarratt Street and began the construction of the present church. The church opened on 29 July 1829. The building of the church was begun by the architect John Earle (1778–1863). It was remodelled soon afterward by J.J. Scoles.

In later years the aisles were added and the present decor seen in the church was undertaken in 1899 under the stewardship of Canon Sullivan.[4]

Organ

The present organ was bought for St Charles' in about 1866. It had been built for St John's Church, Hull in either 1812 or 1815. Before being placed in St Charles' it had been at St Wilfrid's York. It was rebuilt and the design was modified by Messrs Forster and Andrews in 1909. The organ was further amended in 1959.[5]

List of organists
  • Mr. Cummins 1829 - 1833
  • T.F. Hewitt 1833 - ????
  • Richard W Hall
  • James Vincent Bregazzi 1857 - ????
  • Miss Jenny Cudworth
  • James Vincent Bregazzi ???? - 1869
  • F. R. Muller 1869 - 1874
  • James Vincent Bregazzi 1874 - 1900
  • Edward Hunter
  • Louis Hermann
  • J. F. Harper
  • H.F. Fawcett

Schools

Two schools have links with the Church. These are St Charles Roman Catholic School on Norfolk Street and St Mary's College on Cranbrook Avenue.[6]

Interior decoration

References
  1. "About Saint Charles Borromeo". Saint Charles Borromeo, Hull. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Charles Borromeo and Adjoining Presbytery (1197723)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. "'Remarkable' St Charles Borromeo Church in Hull gets Grade I listing". Hull Daily Mail. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. "The History Of The Church". St Charles Borromeo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. "The Architecture & The Organ". St Charles Borromeo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. "Hull Daily Mail". Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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