List of new churches by Temple Moore facts for kids

Temple Moore (1856–1920) was a famous English architect who worked from his office in London. He was born in Ireland and was the son of an army officer. He went to Glasgow High School and then studied privately. In 1875, he started training with another architect named George Gilbert Scott, Jr.

Moore started his own architecture business in 1878. He continued to work with Scott for a few years and even finished some of Scott's projects. Temple Moore mostly designed buildings in the Gothic Revival style. This style brought back the look of old Gothic churches and castles. Even though he worked later in this style's history, he made it even better and more complete.

Temple Moore was mainly known for designing churches. He created about 40 brand new churches! He also helped fix up or add new parts to many other churches. But he didn't just build churches. He also designed large country houses, memorials, schools, community halls, and even a hospital. One of his students, Giles Gilbert Scott, also became a very famous architect. In 1919, Moore's son-in-law, Leslie Moore, joined his business. Leslie continued the work after Temple Moore passed away in 1920.

Understanding Important Buildings

Many of the buildings Temple Moore designed are considered very special. In England, these special buildings are called "listed buildings." This means they are important parts of history and need to be protected.

Buildings are given different "grades" to show how important they are:

Temple Moore's Churches

Temple Moore designed many beautiful churches across England. Here are some of the most important new churches he created. You can see how many of them are listed as Grade I, II*, or II, showing their historical value. He even designed a cathedral in Nairobi, Kenya!

Name	Location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
St Aidan	Carlton, Helmsley, North Yorkshire		1884–87	A brand new church.	II*
St Botolph	Carlton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire		1886	A new church with a tower on the west side.	II
All Saints	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire		1886–87	The front part (chancel) and two sections of the main hall (nave) were built first. The rest of the main hall was finished in 1891, and the tower in 1901.	II*
Chapel of Rest	Brompton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire		1889	A special chapel for a new cemetery.	II
The Good Shepherd	Lake, Isle of Wight		1892	A church with two main halls (double nave) and a small bell tower (bellcote). It's in the Decorated Gothic style.	II
St Magnus	Bessingby, East Riding of Yorkshire		1893–94	A new church that replaced an older one from 1767. It's in the Decorated Gothic style.	II*
St Peter	Barnsley, South Yorkshire	—	1893–1910	A new church made of brick with stone decorations.	II*
St John	Hendon, Greater London		1895	This church was never fully finished. It only has the main hall (nave) and the south side aisle.	II
St John the Evangelist	Bilsdale Midcable, North Yorkshire		1896–98	A church in a quiet, isolated spot. It's in the Decorated Gothic style.	II
St. Mark	Mansfield, Nottinghamshire		1897	A new church built in the Perpendicular Gothic style.	II*
St Cuthbert	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire	—	1897–1902	A new church that was later changed into a leisure center in 1977.	II
St Mary	Sledmere, East Riding of Yorkshire		1898	A new church built for Sir Tatton Sykes, a local landowner, on his property. It includes some very old parts from a previous building.	II*
St Columba	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire		1900–02	A church designed to fit a tricky piece of land. It's made of brick with some stone details.	II
St James the Greater	Lealholm, North Yorkshire		1902	A new church.	II*
St Wilfrid	Harrogate, North Yorkshire		1904	Temple Moore started this church, and it was later made bigger and finished.	I
St Wilfrid	Bradford, West Yorkshire		1904–05	A new church, with its inside decorations added later.	II
St Mary	Rievaulx, North Yorkshire		1906	A new church that includes parts from a much older church from the 1200s. It has a tower on the north side.	II
All Saints	Tooting, Wandsworth, Greater London		1906	A new church.	II
St Luke	Eltham, Greenwich, Greater London		1906–07	A new church that replaced a temporary church building.	II
Chapel	Bishop's Hostel, Lincoln		1906–07	This building was later used as a college for religious studies and is now called Chad Varah House.	II
All Saints	Stroud, Gloucestershire	—	1907–10	The main hall (nave), front part (chancel), and side aisles were built at this time. Temple Moore's son-in-law, Leslie Moore, later finished the church using Temple Moore's plans.	I
St Margaret	Leeds, West Yorkshire		1908–09	A new church that was never fully finished. It's no longer used as a church and is now an arts center called the Left Bank Centre.	II*
St Anne	Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester		1908–09	A new church. The tower was added later in 1926–27, following Temple Moore's original design.	II*
St Wilfrid's Priory (Hostel of the Resurrection)	Leeds, West Yorkshire		1908–28	Built for a religious community in the Tudor style. It was later used as an adult education center for the University of Leeds.	II*
St Thomas	Boston, Lincolnshire		1911	A new church.	II
St Mary, St Giles and All Saints	Canwell, Hints, Staffordshire		1911	A new small church built for people to easily attend services.	II*
All Saints	Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire	—	1912	A much larger church was planned, but only the north side aisle was finished. It's in the Art Nouveau style.	II
St James	Clacton-on-Sea, Essex		1912–13	A church in the Perpendicular Gothic style, but it was never completed.	II*
St Michael and All Angels	Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham	—	1913	A new church made of brick with stone decorations and a tower on the west side.	II*
St Aidan	Rochdale, Greater Manchester		1913–15	A new church built in the Early English Gothic style.	II*
St Mary	Walesby, Lincolnshire		1914	A new church with a tower on the west side.	II*
All Saints	Basingstoke, Hampshire		1915	A new church mostly in the Perpendicular Gothic style.	II
St Mary	Sculthorpes, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire		1916–20	A new church that includes columns from an older church built around 1760.	II
All Saints Cathedral	Nairobi, Kenya	—	1917–18	This is the main Anglican church in Nairobi.	—
St Mary	Nunthorpe, North Yorkshire		1924–26	Designed with his son-in-law, Leslie T. Moore, in the Early English Gothic style.	II
St Columba	Scarborough, North Yorkshire		1926	A new church built after Temple Moore had passed away.	II*

See also

• List of church restorations and alterations by Temple Moore
• List of church fittings and furniture by Temple Moore
• List of miscellaneous works by Temple Moore