Early Beginnings
From medieval times Hoyland was in the parish of All Saints, Wath-upon-Dearne. In 1720 a church was built at Hoyland Law dedicated to St Peter. However it was not until 1855 that an Act made Hoyland St Peter into a separate parish. The rapidly increasing industrialisation and hence population lad to a need for a further place of worship. In 1877 a licence was granted by the Archbishop of York (Hoyland still being within that Diocese) to conduct divine services in the small infant school on Market Street (later to become St Andrew's Parish Hall).
St Andrews looking at the High Altar pre 1939 showing the mural before it was painted over.
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Present Foundation
Services were conducted in the school for a further 10 years until 1877 when the Sixth Earl Fitzwilliam donated land a short way along Market Street comprising 1028 square yards for the erection of a church to service this end of the parish. A foundation stone was laid by the Countess Fiztwilliam on the 23rd April 1889, the building finally being completed some 16 months later. It was dedicated to St Andrew and the consecration was performed by the Suffragen Bishop of Beverley (owing to the Archbishop of Yorks illness) on the 19th September 1890.
St Andrews looking towards the High Altar circa 2012.
Looking towards the Narthex circa 2012.
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Building Chronicles
St Andrews was constructed by John Hague (builder) and the plumber/glazier was Charles Firth both were local Hoyland men. The woodwork was undertaken by Thomas & Joseph Hawley of Penistone and the slater/plasterer was Charles Chadwick of Sheffield. The church was completed in September 1890.
It was built of dressed stone in plain Gothic style, comprising a nave with lancet windows, a chancel and a small vestry. There was no spire but a bell-cote was built into the steep pitched roof. During the 1930’s the church was damaged by mining subsidence. Two massive buttresses were built on the north side of the church, and one to the south side of the chancel. The bell-cote had to be removed as it was rendered unsafe and the bell was transferred to the west end of the vestry. The heating system was originally coal-fired, but replaced by oil after WWI, this in turn was replaced by gas in the early 1980’s.
The original organ was a harmonium but a new manual pipe organ was installed in 1901 built by Albert Keates of Sheffield. The vestry having to be adapted to take the organ chamber. Various stained glass windows have been added to the building over time. The first of which was installed in the early 1920’s as a memorial to those killed in WWI, this 3 light window, designed by William Morris of Westminster has the pre-Raphaelite characteristics of glowing colours and romantic looking saints. More stained glass was added in 1955, this is a double lancet from a renowned York glass designer featuring a more contemporary design.
More recently, new pew runners were fitted in February 2013, 3 new gas heating boilers were installed by Byfield Heating, Ferrybridge in November 2017 and a full LED lighting upgrade was completed by Dearne Electrical in February 2019.
St Andrews was constructed by John Hague (builder) and the plumber/glazier was Charles Firth both were local Hoyland men. The woodwork was undertaken by Thomas & Joseph Hawley of Penistone and the slater/plasterer was Charles Chadwick of Sheffield. The church was completed in September 1890.
It was built of dressed stone in plain Gothic style, comprising a nave with lancet windows, a chancel and a small vestry. There was no spire but a bell-cote was built into the steep pitched roof. During the 1930’s the church was damaged by mining subsidence. Two massive buttresses were built on the north side of the church, and one to the south side of the chancel. The bell-cote had to be removed as it was rendered unsafe and the bell was transferred to the west end of the vestry. The heating system was originally coal-fired, but replaced by oil after WWI, this in turn was replaced by gas in the early 1980’s.
The original organ was a harmonium but a new manual pipe organ was installed in 1901 built by Albert Keates of Sheffield. The vestry having to be adapted to take the organ chamber. Various stained glass windows have been added to the building over time. The first of which was installed in the early 1920’s as a memorial to those killed in WWI, this 3 light window, designed by William Morris of Westminster has the pre-Raphaelite characteristics of glowing colours and romantic looking saints. More stained glass was added in 1955, this is a double lancet from a renowned York glass designer featuring a more contemporary design.
More recently, new pew runners were fitted in February 2013, 3 new gas heating boilers were installed by Byfield Heating, Ferrybridge in November 2017 and a full LED lighting upgrade was completed by Dearne Electrical in February 2019.
New pew runners fitted February 2013
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