| St. Peter's Church, Harrogate | |
St. Peter's Church, Harrogate
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| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.stpetersharrogate.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Peter |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Harrogate |
| Diocese | Ripon and Leeds |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Tony Shepherd |
| Assistant | Revd Tim Hurren |
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| Organist/Director of music | Oliver Longstaff |
| Organist(s) | John Longstaff |
St. Peter's Church, Harrogate is a parish church in the Church of England located in Harrogate.
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The church was formed out of the parish of Christ Church, High Harrogate.
A subscription for the erection of the church was commenced and the foundation stone was laid in April, 1870. The church is of the decorated style of architecture, from a design by Mr. Hirst, of Bristol, and consists of a nave of five bays, 70 feet in length by 27 feet in breadth, with north and south aisles, each 15 feet 9 inches wide; the last bay at the eastern end of the aisle on each side projects outwards to double its former breadth, in the form of a transept, which is gabled outwardly; the chancel will be about 35 feet in length by 22 feet in breadth, terminating in a circular apse, the interior of which will be arcaded. A tower, bearing a spire, is situate at the west end of the south aisle. The living is a curacy or vicarage, the income of which is £100 a year, paid by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The first incumbent - the Rev. L. F. W. Foote - appointed in 1870.[1]
The church has a pipe organ which has evolved over a long period of time from an original organ by Edmund Schulze in 1867. This was moved to St. Bartholomew's Church, Armley and a smaller organ installed in 1869. There have been restorations by Brindley & Foster, Abbott & Smith, Binns, J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd, and Prested.
A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
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St. Peter's has a fine ring of eight bells in the tower which were cast by John Taylor of Loughborough. They achieved a certain notoriety when they became the first tower in the United Kingdom to have an injunction made on the bells for an offence of noise pollution.