The Stone & Glass project
St Michael's Church, Malton
The windows, monuments and war memorials of the church, and the stories of the people they remember.
Researched by volunteers of the Ryedale Family History Group · Made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Ways to explore
Stories so far
Volunteers are researching every memorial. These 8 stories are ready to read.
No. 2Wall monument · 1746–1784Henry CottrellIt really was Henry's dying wish! As a 38 year old man, he was obviously not prepared for death. His will is dated 5th January 1784 and he died…Read the story 2 min read
No. 9Window · 1819–1889Elizabeth MetcalfeThe Light of the WorldElizabeth was born on the 16th May 1819 and was the second of three children born to Robert and Martha Rutter. Her father, Robert Rutter, was baptised…Read the story 3 min read
No. 10Wall monument · 1717–1797 & 1714–1769Marmaduke & Henrietta RobinsonMarmaduke was born about 1717 but no records have been found of his birth. He married Henrietta Barton by licence (not banns) on 3 Oct 1739 in St…Read the story 2 min read
No. 12Brass plaque · 1814–1906Rosa JacksonRosa's mother, Harriet Howland, was born in 1784 and came from a wealthy family in Warehorne, Kent. Family history suggests that Harriet met Captain…Read the story 2 min read
No. 13Window · 1811–1864Henry JacksonThis would not have been the original position of the window. The window was gifted by Henry in 1857 (the time of the first major restoration) and the…Read the story 2 min read
No. 16Brass plaque · 1865–1915Arthur Llewellyn L. Russell'One crowded hour of Glorious life is worth an age without a name' This is a quotation from a work by British poet Thomas Osbert Mordaunt written in…Read the story 2 min read
No. 31Wall monument · 1657–1739Elizabeth BagwithElizabeth was born in Fylingdales (Robin Hood's Bay region of North Yorkshire) on 16th December 1657. Her father was William Farside (1620–1670) and…Read the story 1 min read
No. 45Wall monument · 1824–1872Edward Morton, F.S.A.Edward Morton was baptised on the 28th April 1824 at Ripon and was the youngest son of William Thornton Morton Esq. (Alderman) and Louisa Strangwayes.…Read the story 2 min read
A short history
About the church
St Michael's became a parish of its own in December 1855. Its first Vicar, the Revd George Arthur Firth, served for nearly 41 years. In that time the church was restored twice, in 1857 and again in 1882–83. The transepts and the Lady Chapel date from the second restoration. The south walls were rebuilt in 1966.
St Michael's has no burial ground of its own. Many of the people remembered here were buried at St Leonard's, in Old Malton churchyard or in Malton Cemetery. Their memorials in this church tell us who they were: drapers and bankers, surgeons and solicitors, a nurse, a glazier, a vicar, an organist, and the young men and one woman who did not come home from war.
The numbers follow a walk round the church, starting at the west end.
- numbered memorials
- 51
- memorial windows
- 12
- people named
- 112
- earliest memorial
- 1657