St Mary the Virgin, Wilshaw, West Yorkshire, 1862-63.
By Kirk & Sons.
For Joseph Hirst (1805-1874), wool textiles manufacturer, as a memorial to his only child, Mary, the wife of Alfred Beaumont. She died in childbirth in 1859, aged 27. The first stone was laid by Mrs Hirst, on 31st March 1862, and the church was consecrated on 27th April 1863.
The church building is Romanesque in style with a central porch and bell tower, which separates the church (to the left) from the Sunday School and the church house (to the right and now a private home). It is not possible to encircle the exterior.
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St Mary the Virgin, Wilshaw, West Yorkshire, 1862-63.
By Kirk & Sons.
Detail - central tower.
For Joseph Hirst (1805-1874), wool textiles manufacturer, as a memorial to his only child, Mary, the wife of Alfred Beaumont. She died in childbirth in 1859, aged 27. The first stone was laid by Mrs Hirst, on 31st March 1862, and the church was consecrated on 27th April 1863.
The church building is Romanesque in style with a central porch, bell tower and spire, which separates the church from the Sunday School and the church house.
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St Mary the Virgin, Wilshaw, West Yorkshire.
The Mausoleum was constructed to the memory of Mary Beaumont, the only child of Joseph & Eleanor Hirst. She died in childbirth in 1859, aged 27. It is described as a highly elaborate octagonal monument on a square moulded plinth, and has red granite colonnades and marble commemorative plaques.
Four of the sides have marble and red granite commemorative plaques one with a long inscription detailing the virtues of Mary, one to Joseph Hirst who died December 11th 1874, one to Eleanor Hirst who died April 26th 1881, and one plain. In the other four faces, in niches, are carved limestone figures of Joseph and Eleanor Hirst and two angels. The top has four triangular pediments in the tympanum of each are Joseph Hirst’s Armorial Bearings and the motto “DEUS MEI FORTITUDO”. The pediments have foliage cresting and the whole is surmounted by large draped urn.
Grade ll listed.
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St Mary the Virgin, Wilshaw, West Yorkshire.
Mausoleum. Detail - Plaque to Mary Beaumont.
The Mausoleum was constructed to the memory of Mary Beaumont, the only child of Joseph & Eleanor Hirst. She died in childbirth in 1859, aged 27. It is described as a highly elaborate octagonal monument on a square moulded plinth, and has red granite colonnades and marble commemorative plaques.
Four of the sides have marble and red granite commemorative plaques one with a long inscription detailing the virtues of Mary, one to Joseph Hirst who died December 11th 1874, one to Eleanor Hirst who died April 26th 1881, and one plain. In the other four faces, in niches, are carved limestone figures of Joseph and Eleanor Hirst and two angels. The top has four triangular pediments in the tympanum of each are Joseph Hirst’s Armorial Bearings and the motto “DEUS MEI FORTITUDO”. The pediments have foliage cresting and the whole is surmounted by large draped urn - seen here.
Grade ll listed.
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St Mary the Virgin, Wilshaw, West Yorkshire.
Mausoleum. Detail - Plaque to Joseph Hirst.
The Mausoleum was constructed to the memory of Mary Beaumont, the only child of Joseph & Eleanor Hirst. She died in childbirth in 1859, aged 27. It is described as a highly elaborate octagonal monument on a square moulded plinth, and has red granite colonnades and marble commemorative plaques.
Four of the sides have marble and red granite commemorative plaques one with a long inscription detailing the virtues of Mary, one to Joseph Hirst who died December 11th 1874, one to Eleanor Hirst who died April 26th 1881, and one plain. In the other four faces, in niches, are carved limestone figures of Joseph and Eleanor Hirst and two angels. The top has four triangular pediments in the tympanum of each are Joseph Hirst’s Armorial Bearings and the motto “DEUS MEI FORTITUDO”. The pediments have foliage cresting and the whole is surmounted by large draped urn - seen here.
Grade ll listed.
Tags: west yorkshire church victorian kirklees wilshaw mausoleum
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