This grand late Victorian structure, built in the late 1890s and brought into use in 1899, replacing the church shown in yesterdays shot.
Most of the contents of the church were new including the oak pews donated by “the clergy of the Diocese”. The only physical links with the old church were the Archbishop Musgrave’s throne, Archbishop Harcourt’s oak chair, a 13th century piscina (the small stone sink in the sanctuary) from the first church, and various memorial plaques. The organ from the old church, which was then only 15 years old and had cost £300 to build, was transferred from the old church later in the summer when they felt that the new church had dried out sufficiently. The font was brought in from the demolished St Crux church in York, as were 2 bells.
The tower was the last major part of the building to be completed, in 1903.
Much larger in scale than it's predecessor, this church reflects the growth of Bishopthorpe taking place in the 1890s.
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