St Andrew's Church, Starbeck facts for kids

Quick facts for kids St Andrew's Church, Starbeck
St Andrew's Church, Starbeck, from the northwest
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OS grid reference	SE 330 561
Location	High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Evangelical
Website	St Andrew, Starbeck
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint Andrew
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	26 April 1994
Architect(s)	Austin and Paley
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1910
Specifications
Materials	Stone, slate roofs
Administration
Parish	St Andrew, Starbeck
Deanery	Harrogate
Archdeaconry	Richmond
Diocese	Leeds
Province	York

St Andrew's Church is a beautiful old church located on High Street in Starbeck, a town near Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It's an active Anglican parish church, meaning it's part of the Church of England. This special building is officially recognized as a Grade II listed building. This means it's important and protected because of its history and architecture. The current leader of the church is Reverend Phil Carman.

History of St Andrew's Church

St Andrew's Church was built between 1909 and 1910. It was designed by famous architects named Austin and Paley from Lancaster. Before this church, there was a smaller school and mission church built in 1889. That old building could only fit about 200 people.

The new church was much bigger, designed to seat 608 people. Building it cost around £6,800 back then. That was a lot of money in 1910, showing how important this new church was to the community.

Architecture and Design

The church is built from rough stone, called rubble, with smoother, cut stone details, known as ashlar. It has a roof made of slate. The church's layout includes a main hall, called a nave, and a special area near the altar, called a chancel. These two parts are under one continuous roof.

There are also side sections called aisles on both the north and south sides. You'll find transepts, which are parts that stick out like arms, also on the north and south. The church has porches on both sides for people to enter.

Special Features of the Church

In the northwest corner of the church, there's a single bellcote. This is a small tower that holds the church bell. At the west end, there's a unique, angled part that sticks out, reaching the full height of the church. It has a large window with five sections.

Along the sides of the aisles, you'll see windows with two or three sections. The windows higher up, in the clerestory (a row of windows above the aisles), have two sections with pointed tops. The large window at the east end of the church has five sections.

Inside, the church has an open wooden roof. There's a wooden pulpit where sermons are given. You'll also find a beautiful marble font for baptisms. Behind the main altar and another altar in a side chapel, there are decorated screens called reredoses. The church also has a large pipe organ with two keyboards, built in 1898 by J. J. Binns from Leeds.

See also

• List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914)