Editing Selby Abbey (section)

==Post-monastic history==

For a time after the dissolution the church was unused, but in 1618 it became the parish church of Selby. During the [[English Civil War]] and the Commonwealth period the building suffered: the north transept window was destroyed, and the statues on the brackets in the choir were demolished. 
[[File:Tower totter in Selby Abbey.jpg|thumb|Movement in the stonework adjacent to the crossing tower]]
Like [[York Minster]], the church rests on a base of sand and has suffered from subsidence. Many sections collapsed entirely during the 17th century, including the central tower in 1690 which destroyed the south transept. The tower was rebuilt, but not the transept. In the 18th century the choir was filled with galleries, and used for services; the nave was used only for secular purposes.

The church was restored by Sir [[George Gilbert Scott]] in 1871–1873 who restored much of the nave for use, and again in 1889–1890 by his son [[John Oldrid Scott]], who restored the choir. The tower was restored in the first few years of the 20th century.

The [[reredos]] was designed by [[Robert Lorimer]] and added in 1901.<ref>Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Robert Lorimer</ref>

===Vicars of Selby Abbey===
Source:<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Selby/SelbyAbbey_AbbotsVicarsTranscription|title=Genuki: Selby, Vicars transcription, Yorkshire (West Riding)|website=www.genuki.org.uk|accessdate=23 October 2023}}</ref>
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*Anthony Ashton 1540 – 1583		 	 
*Robert Dove 1583 – 1586
*Thomas Tomlinson 1586 – 1603 	 
*John Bradley 1603 – 1610
*Thomas Greenwood 1610 – 1613 	 
*John Moor 1613 – 1620
*Richard Smith BA 1620 – 1625
*John Whitaker BA 1625 – 1642
*Paul Hammerton 1642 – 1650
*Richard Calvert 1650 – 1658
*Thomas Birdsall 1658 – 1666
*Arthur Squire MA 1666 – 1698
*Shadrach Sherburn BA 1698 – 1701
*Henry Allan 1701 
*Geoffrey Rishton 1701 – 1720
*Thomas Hardy 1720 – 1728
*William Charnley BA 1728 – 1748
*Marmaduke Teasdale BA 1748 – 1778
*William Porter MA 1778 – 1796
*William Caile 1796 – 1797
*Thomas Mounsey 1797 – 1819
*Jonathan Muncaster 1819 – 1834
*John Leidger Walton MA 1834 – 1850
*Francis Whaley Harper MA 1850 – 1889
*Archibald George Tweedie MA 1889 – 1904
*Maurice Parkin MA 1904 – 1910
*John Solloway DD 1910 – 1941
*Alfred Edgar Moore Glover MA 1941 – 1945
*Frank Read AKC 1945 – 1952
*John Aldwyn Pelham Kent MA 1952 – 1978
*Anthony Cecil Addison Smith MA 1978 – 1983
*Michael William Escritt DipTh 1983 – 1990
*Peter Lawrence Dodd MBE 1990 – 1993
*James Alexander Robertson 1993 – 1996
*Roy Ian John Matthews TD MA 1996 – 1997
*[[Keith Jukes|Keith Michael Jukes]] BA 1997 – 2007
*Keith David Richards <ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8248541.selby-abbey-vicar-father-keith-richards-to-retire/|title=Selby Abbey vicar, Father Keith Richards, to retire|date=1 July 2010|website=York Press|accessdate=28 October 2023}}</ref> 2007 – 2010
*Canon John Weetman<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8682001.new-vicar-of-selby-abbey-named-as-rev-canon-john-weetman/|title=New vicar of Abbey named|date=23 November 2010|website=York Press|accessdate=23 October 2023}}</ref> 2011 – 
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===The fire of 1906===
[[File:Selby Abbey after the fire of 1909.jpg|thumb|left|The abbey after the fire of 1906]]
The organ builders from [[John Compton (organ builder)|John Compton]] had been working until 11.00&nbsp;pm on Friday 19 October, and shortly after midnight on Saturday the organist [[Frederick William Sykes]] spotted flames coming from the organ chamber.<ref>''Western Times'', Monday 22 October 1906. p.4. Selby Abbey Entirely Destroyed by Fire on Saturday</ref> The organ builders had been installing a new kinetic gas engine to provide power to the new organ. Initial reports that the new organ equipment was to blame for the fire were later proved inaccurate.<ref>''Sheffield Evening Telegraph''. Friday 14 December 1906. p.&nbsp;5. The Selby Abbey Fire</ref>

The fire destroyed the roof of the choir and the belfry and peal of eight bells was also destroyed. All of the interior fittings were also destroyed but thanks to the actions of the local fire brigade, the fourteenth-century stained glass in the East window was saved.

A secondary fire broke out in the nave roof on the Sunday, but this was quickly extinguished.<ref>''Gloucester Citizen'', Monday 22 October 1906. p.5. The Fire at Selby Abbey</ref>

The abbey was rebuilt under the supervision of [[John Oldrid Scott]] at a cost of around £50,000 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|50000|1909|{{Inflation-year|UK}}|r=-3}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}) {{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} and reopened in 1909. The restoration of the south transept was completed in 1912, funded by William Liversedge.

===Later twentieth century===

In 1952 the abbey was given [[Listed building|Grade I]] listed status.<ref name=EH/>

===Restorations of 2002===
In 2002 the abbey underwent an extensive restoration, costing several million pounds. Stage 6, the restoration of the [[Scriptorium]] was completed at a cost of £795,000. The £400,000 cost of restoring the South choir Aisle and the "Washington Window" was met in full by [[British American Tobacco]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.selbyabbey.org.uk/task.htm|title= Restoring Selby Abbey: The Challenge We Face|publisher= Selby Abbey|access-date= 23 May 2009|archive-date= 10 October 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181010181303/http://www.selbyabbey.org.uk/task.htm|url-status= dead}}</ref> [[World Monuments Fund]] committed more than $800,000 to exterior work, including roof repairs, beginning in 2002.