Howden Minster

The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Howden Minster, is a significant Grade I listed church located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The Minster is principally built of magnesian limestone with copper sheeted roofs.

The west front and pinnacles were subject to a careful scheme of restoration supported by the ‘Repair Grants for Places of Worship in England’ under the stewardship of English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project involved the careful replacement of eroded stone ashlars and carved work, extensive re-pointing and the partial rebuilding of unstable pinnacles.

English Heritage continued with their support for the next two phases of work which involved renewal of roof coverings to the grammar school roof, masonry repairs to the north and south clerestorey walls and masonry repairs to the grammar school wall and pinnacles. The north and south clerestorey leaded light windows were also skillfully restored.