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St. Mary the Virgin, Lowgate, Hull, is an ancient church dating back to the early fourteenth century, although it is believed a chapel may have existed on the same site before this. The parish now includes the many and various offices, businesses and residences located in the Old Town of Kingston-upon-Hull.
St. Mary’s has been a focus of the area’s elaborate and rich local history and has been at the heart of life for many generations of local people, merchants, and officials. The church continues to attract devoted members to its doors and today, as much as before, has a dedicated congregation who are very much a part of the life and fabric of the church. Today’s congregation, as all others before them, warmly welcome you and hope that you too can sense and share in St. Mary’s long life of prayer and worship. |
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** NEWS **2026 SUMMER SATURDAY OPENINGS
From Saturday, 2nd May, to the final Saturday of September the church will be open for visitors from 11am to 2pm. Refreshments will be available to purchase. Please do pay us a visit! The Friends of St Mary’s present an afternoon concert at St Mary’s, Lowgate, Hull.
DENARIUS A chamber group of local professional musicians directed by Andrew Penny. 3pm Sunday, 4th October, 2026 Antonín Dvořák Serenade for Wind Instruments Serenade for String Orchestra Tickets £10 (£5 for students and unwaged). From the church or at the door. Disabled access. Refreshments for sale. Proceeds in aid of the St Mary’s restoration fund. A Friends of St Mary’s Talk
Alyce Chaucer and the de la Pole Hull connections by Christina Hardyment St Mary’s, Lowgate, Hull - Wednesday, 10th June, 2026 Doors open 5.30pm for 6pm start. In 1431 Geoffrey Chaucer’s only granddaughter Alyce married William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, who came from a family of Hull merchants. They lived at Ewelme, in Oxfordshire, which they transformed using the de la Pole’s expertise in building in brick. Alyce’s splendid tomb in Ewelme church inspired Christina Hardyment to research into her life and write a series of history mysteries centred on William’s brutal murder in 1450. Christina’s talk will examine what we know and what we can imagine about Alyce, emphasising the de la Pole’s Hull connections and the part they played in Alyce’s life. Author bio: Christina Hardyment has written books on many subjects, including a biography of Alyce Chaucer’s contemporary Sir Thomas Malory, author of the Morte d’Arthur. Tickets: £5 online or at the door. Book online at Eventbrite Refreshments for sale. Wheelchair access and WC. THE GATE OF THE YEAR
Sunday, 17th May, 2026 Thank you to everyone who attended our afternoon of piano music and readings hosted by the Friends of St Mary’s and presented by the Two Ann(e)s + Two. A very big thank you indeed to Anne and Mike Powell and Ann Airton and Brian Newbould who played and read so beautifully. Also, thanks to our many helpers who supported the event. |
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PLEASE DONATEUpdated 08/04/22 We need to raise an additional £810,000 for: £519,000 - repairs to the tower parapet & pinnacles, North Nave clerestory, North Aisle roof, South Nave parapet pinnacles, doors and rainwater drainage and £291,000 - second phase of internal improvements - creation of meeting area, completion of kitchen and servery and plaster repairs. If you can help support this important work please donate either by using the downloadable form on the Our Challenge page or via our online appeal page: Give A Little |
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St Mary's would like to thank the following organisations and others for supporting our improvement project with grants and donations:
