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undertake a complete restoration in 1855–1857. Most of the existing building is his, with the exception of the tower and "two or three features". Sir Tatton Sykes the Fifth dismissed Pearson in 1865, and recruited G. E. Street to undertake the internal decoration. In total, Sykes expended some £150,000 on the building and restoration of Anglican churches on his Yorkshire estates. David Neave notes that, despite Sykes' prodigality, "the residents of Garton (remained) stubbornly
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Writing of the murals in his 1972 guide to York and the East Riding, when their condition was already "pitiful", Pevsner noted, "it is essential that they be preserved". By the time of Pevsner's death just over a decade later, the murals were "hideously disfigured by damp and dirt". A number of
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in 1121 and the church rebuilt shortly thereafter. Further work was undertaken in the 14th and 15th centuries, including the construction of the upper stage of the tower. By the 19th century, the church was in a state of dilapidation, and Sir Tatton Sykes the Fourth brought in J. L. Pearson to
349:. They cover almost the entirety of the interior of the church and present a series of scenes from the bible. The total cost of the decoration was some £3,000. The mid-19th century was a period of great turbulence for the established church, the publication of 375:, he records how the committee identified the murals at St Michael and All Angels as a suitable project and worked to raise the £100,000 required. David Neave's 2005 revision to the guide records their restoration and preservation in 1986–1991. 126: 420:
paving in the chancel and nave is later, dating from Pearson's re-engagement in 1878. Pearson had seen examples of such work dating from the 12th century during his travels in Italy. Neave notes that it "has not worn well". The
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393:. The first two storeys of the three-storey tower date from the original 12th century construction. The top storey is later, from the 15th century, in a 318:, noting that it was built for the prior of Kirkham Abbey. The architectural historian David Neave writes that the benefice was granted to the abbey by 1030: 628: 650: 367:
Pevsner's friends and colleagues had planned to raise a sum of money to fund a restoration project in his memory and the architectural historian
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to design a series of murals for interior decoration, depicting a range of bible stories. The murals, "dirty and decaying" when
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chaired the fundraising committee, the Pevsner Memorial Trust. In Bridget Cherry and Simon Bradley's volume,
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of tiles in a "Spanish" style, which runs under the murals, was manufactured by Frederick Garrard of
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style, is part of Pearson's rebuilding. The church has a number of significant examples of
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series, were restored in 1985–1991 in Pevsner's memory by the Pevsner Memorial Trust.
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suggests that the murals were Sykes's, and his vicar's, rebuttal of Darwinian heresy.
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in 1859, had challenged orthodox thinking on the creation of the world. The historian
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to undertake a major reconstruction of the building in 1856–1857. Sykes son,
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The church remains an active parish church and holds regular services.
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recorded the church in his 1972 East Yorkshire volume for the
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wall murals were produced in 1865 by the notable firm of
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The church remains an active parish church and is a
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Sir Nickolaus Pevsner
Church of St Michael and All Angels is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
54°01′14″N 0°30′10″W / 54.0206°N 0.5027°W / 54.0206; -0.5027
OS grid reference
SE 98197 59328
Garton on the Wolds
East Riding of Yorkshire
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
Saint Michael
Diocese
Diocese of York
Vicar(s)
Garton on the Wolds
East Riding of Yorkshire
medieval
Kirkham Abbey
Sykes family of Sledmere
Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet
John Loughborough Pearson
the fifth baronet
George Edmund Street
Nikolaus Pevsner
Buildings of England
Grade I listed building
Historic England
Walter Espec
Methodist

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