Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust Annual Report 2015
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YORKSHIRE YORKSHIRE HISTORIC HISTORIC CHURCHES CHURCHES TRUST TRUST ANNUALANNUAL REPORT REPORT 2015 2015 REPORTSREPORTS AND AND ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS FOR FOR YEARYEAR ENDING ENDING 31 31 DECEMBER DECEMBER 2015 2015 PATRONS AND TRUSTEES 2015 PATRONS The Archbishop of York The Dean of York HM Lord Lieutenants of East, North, South and West Yorkshire The RC Bishops of Hallam, Leeds and Middlesbrough The Anglican Diocesan Bishops of Sheffield and Leeds The Suffragan Bishops of Hull, Beverley and Whitby, Doncaster, Bradford, Huddersfield, Rich- mond, Ripon and Wakefield The Regional Minister of the Yorkshire Baptist Association The Chairs of the Darlington, Leeds, Sheffield, West Yorkshire, York and Hull Districts of the Methodist Church The Moderator of the Yorkshire Province of the United Reformed Church The Clerk to the Yorkshire Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) TRUSTEES David Quick – Chairman Tony Hesselwood FCA – Hon. Treasurer Richard Carr-Archer – Grants Committee Chairman The Lord Crathorne (retired 2015) Professor Clyde Binfield OBE Peter Johnston John Smith FCA (retired 2015) Malcolm Warburton Rory Wardroper Tom Ramsden Jane Hedley Fiona Le Masurier (appointed 2015) Roger Glister (appointed 2015) ADMINISTRATION Hon. Treasurer Tony Hesselwood, FCA 38 Bromley Road, Shipley, BD18 4DT Administrator Vanessa White, 77 Silverdale Drive, Guiseley, Leeds LS20 8BE Grants Secretary Jonathan Stamp, 11 Ovington Close, Templetown, Consett , Co. Durham DH8 7NY Auditors JWPCreers LLP, Genesis 5, Church Lane, Heslington, York YO10 5DG Broker Brewin Dolphin, 10 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AN Bank HSBC Bank Plc, 13 Parliament Street, York, YO1 8RS Solicitors Lupton Fawcett Denison Till, Stamford House, Piccadilly, York YO1 9PP Website www.yhct.org.uk Twitter @YHCT88 2 Contents Page ______________________________________________________________ Chairman’s reflections Chairman’s reflections 4 Patron’sPatron’s addressaddress 5 GuestGuest article: article: Yorkshire’s Yorkshire’s Lost Lost Houses Houses - Edward- Edward Waterson Waterson 6 Case study – St Paul’s, Shipley 8 Case study – St Paul’s, Shipley Case study – St Mary of the Angels, Batley 9 Case study – St Mary of the Angels, Batley Grants awarded 2015 10 Grants awarded 2015 Grant Secretary’s report 11 Grant Secretary’s report Treasurer’s report 12 Treasurer’sAdministrator’s report report 14 Administrator’sForthcoming events report 15 Ways to help 17 Forthcoming events WaysOur supporters to help 18 Our supporters Trust declaration 19 Trust declaration 3 Chairman’s welcome Chairman’s welcome FriendsFriends of of YHCT, YHCT, I am delighted to welcome you to our annual report for the past year 2015-16. I am delighted to welcome you to our annual report for the past year 2015-16. At the April AGM of the Trust, I stand down as Chairman after five years in office. The last few months Athave the Aprilbeen ,AGM therefore, of the a timeTrust, of I reflection.stand down The as Trust Chairman has continued after fiveits core years work in ofoffice. offering The grants last to few monthsplaces haveof worship been, for therefore, works of repaira time and of maintenance reflection. which, The sinceTrust 2011, has continuedhas totalled its in thecore order work of of offering£500,000. grants This significantto places sumof worship has often for made works a real of repairdifference and to maintenancethe viability of which,church since buildings 2011, and hashas totalled helped into thesustain order worshipping of £500,000. communities This significant in trying sumtimes. has It wouldoften be mademy great a real hope difference that YHCT to theis viabilityable to continue of church and buildings increase ourand level has ofhelped financi toal supportsustain toworshipping needy churches communities and, within in our trying times. It would be my great hope that YHCT is able to continue and increase our level of financial supportlimited tocapability, needy furtherchurches protect and, thewithin county's our preciouslimited heritagecapability, of ecclesiasticalfurther protect buildings. the county’s precious heritage of ecclesiastical buildings. Much of our endeavour over recent times has seen an overhaul of the Trust's administration. Since the Muchappointme of ournt endeavour of Vanessa over White recent we have times impr ovedhas seen the maintenancean overhaul ofof the the web Trust’ssite, datadministration.a base and Sincestatistical the appointment analysis, as wellof Vanessa as the lines White of wecommunication have improved with the friends maintenance and corporate of the membership. website, data The basegeneral and membershipstatistical isanalysis, growing, as albeit well notas the at thelines rate of we communication might wish, and withour profilfriendse is increasingand corporate membership.throughout theThe c ounty.general Some membership new initiatives is growing, will be announced albeit not late at rthe in therate year we and might in particular wish, and I am our profile is increasing throughout the county. Some new initiatives will be announced later in keenthe year to see and the in widening particular of our I am 'area keen group' to seestructure the wideningwith the establishmentof our ‘area group’ of groups structure in North with and theEast establishment Yorkshire. Each of grgroupsoup is ain proactive North and committee East Yorkshire. of local membersEach group who is organisea proactive events committee and of promotelocal members the work who of YHCT organise and will,events I hope, and becomepromote an the increasingly work of YHCT effective and body will, inI hope, stimulating become aninterest increasingly and participation effective inbody their in areastimulating of Yorkshire. interest and participation in their area of Yorkshire. MyMy successor successor as as Chairman Chairman is Tom RaRamsden.msden. I amI am hugely hugely confident confident that that Tom Tomwill takewill thetake work the ofwork YHCT of toYHCT greater to greaterimpact over impact the nextover fewthe years next andfew I yearswish him and and I wish his fellow him and Trustees his fellow an exciting Trustees and an exciting and fulfilling future. We have also welcomed three new Trustees in recent months, Fiona Lefulfilling Masurier, future. Roger We Glister have also and welcomed Edward threeWaterson new Trusteeswho, I’m in certain,recent months, will add Fiona to theLe Masurie corporater, wisdom,Roger Glister experience and Edward and energy Waterson of the who, Board. I'm certain, As I step will down add to I seethe corporatemuch cause wisdom, for optimism experience for theand continuing energy of thedevelopment Board. As I stepof YHCT down and I see its much influence cause forfor optimism good in forthe the care continuing of Christian places of developmentworship. of YHCT and its influence for good in the care of Christian places of worship. AsAs always, always, the the futurefuture of thethe Trust Trust lies lies with with the the enduring enduring encouragement encouragement and support and support of our membersof our membersand friends. and You friends. are part You of are this part work of by this virtue work of byyour virtue concern of your and affectionconcern forand the affection religious heritagefor the religious heritage we seek to protect. I thank you sincerely for that faithful commitment. I know thatwe you seek will to protect.endeavour I than tok attend you sincerely one of for this that year’s faithful events, commitment. as detailed I know in this that report you will and endeavour on the website,to attend and one hope of this you year's will enjoy events, the as occasion.detailed in this report and on the website, and hope you will enjoy the occasion. David A. Quick ChairmanDavid A. YHCTQuick Chairman YHCT 4 Patron’s address – The Rt Revd Alison White Bishop of Hull Patron’s address – The Rt Revd Alison White Bishop of Hull It was only in July 2015 that I had the honour of being consecrated as the Bishop of Hull and coming toIt bewas part only of thein July life 2015of the that Diocese I had of the York. honour This is of a newbeing part consecrated of the world as for the me. Bishop I have of Hull and been furthercoming north to inbe the part Diocese of the of life Durham of the andDiocese Newcastle. of York. This is a new part of the world for me. I I am relishinghave the been discovery further of north the people in the Dioceseand places, of Durhamthe history and and Newcastle. stories of Yorkshire. I am relishing There the discovery is so muchof tothe celebrate people andand places,to make the known. history As andI get stories to know of my Yorkshire. own area There of Hull is andso much the East to celebrate Riding I keepand tocoming make across known. gems, As I oftenget to knowhidden my away, own and area communities of Hull and livingthe Ea stout Riding the faith I keep in coming our own acrossday. gems, often hidden away, and communities living out the faith in our own day. Place is so important. We are not disembodied, nor worse still ‘virtual’. We need to have a place to go to ‘wherePlace is prayer so important. has been Wevalid’ are to not quote disembodied, T S Eliot in hisnor reflection worse still ‘virtual’.on Little WeGidding. need toWe have a are all livingplace in differentto go to ‘where ways under prayer pressure. has been valid’ to quote T S Eliot in his reflection on Little The questionGidding. for usWe all areis how all livingwe may in staydifferent healthy ways and under connected pressure. with a Thewider question perspective. for us allThe is how we places wheremay westay go healthy to pray and and connectedworship are with central a wider to that perspective. wholeness of The life. places where we go to pray and worship are central to that wholeness of life. I was until last year Priest in Charge of a church in a small village. We were able to keep the church open every day and many people found it to be a place of quiet and peace in which life took on aI betterwas until balance last year and Priestthe presence in Charge of ofGod a churchwho knows in a andsmall loves village.