| St Wilfrid's Church | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| Website | www.stwilfrids-harrogate.co.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Wilfrid of Ripon |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Harrogate |
| Archdeaconry | Richmond |
| Diocese | Ripon and Leeds |
| Province | Province of York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Fr Gary Waddington SSC |
| Vicar(s) | Fr John Thompson-Vear SSC; Fr Tim Burrell |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | James MacDonald |
| Organist(s) | Tim Gray |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mr B Thornley Mr T Rhodes |
St Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate is an Anglican parish church in the town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade 1 listed building, the only such building in Harrogate. It was designed by the architect Temple Lushington Moore and is his most famous work.
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The current church building was started in 1904 and the Nave and Baptistry were dedicated for use by 1908. Two sisters, Elizabeth Sophia and Jean Trotter gave large donations to fund the completion. The first gift of £10,000 (£711,563 as of 2012),[1] allowed the chancel to be completed by 1914.
Temple Moore died in 1920 and a bequest from Jean Trotter in 1924 of £32,000 (£1,353,001 as of 2012),[1] allowed the completion of the north transept. The work was completed by Temple Moore's son-in-law, Leslie Moore.
William Gunn left £9,000 (£463,244 as of 2012),[1] in his will of 1932 and this allowed the church hall to be built.
In 1935, the generosity of Sir William Nicholson allowed the Lady Chapel to be completed.
There is currently (February 2010) a planning application submitted to Harrogate Borough Council to build a primary electricity station in the curtilage of the church. This proposal has given rise to many letters in the Harrogate Advertiser opposing the scheme and has also been the topic of an article in Private Eye magazine.
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There are two organs in St Wilfrid's Church. The main organ dates from 1928 and is by Harrison and Harrison. Temple Moore designed a case for the main organ but this was never built. The main organ was awarded a Historic Organ Certificate by the British Institute of Organ Studies in 1998.
A chamber organ by Gray & Davison dating from approximately 1847 was acquired in 1995. it was formerly in the Christadelphian Church in Stockport.
The peal of six bells was obtained from High Hoyland. They were recast and dedicated in 1973. In 1976 two redundant bells were obtained and the ring was increased to eight in 1977.