All Saints Church, Main Street, Staveley near Knaresborough North Yorkshire

STAVELEY CHURCH YORKSHIRE – To Builders – Persons desirous of contracting for the several works required to be done in the alterations and additions to the above Church may inspect the drawings and specifications, and obtain bills of quantities at my offices, 1 Chapel Walks Manchester on or after the 26 inst. Copies of the drawings and specification will also be for inspection at the office of Mr J Fox, architect, Albion Street, Leeds. The tenders to be delivered to me on or before the 10th of June. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. John Lowe 1 Chapel Walks, Manchester 23 May 1862. [Manchester Guardian 24 May 1862 page2  ]

Note: In May 1862, tenders were invited for additions and alterations to the existing church. This appears to have subsequently changed to re-building.

STAVELEY (YORKSHIRE) - The church here has been consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon, and is of the Early English style with nave; tower and spire at west end, open through to the nave with large arch, chancel, organ chamber and vestry to north side of same. The roofs are of high pitch with open framed principals with slates of varied tints in alternate bands. The stalls in the chancel are of English oak, richly carved. The pulpit and font are of Caen stone. The seats throughout are of pitch pine, with accommodation for 230 persons. The chancel is laid with encaustic tiles. Several of the windows in the nave are filled with richly coloured glass by Ward and Hughes of London and Edmundson and Son of Manchester. The altar rail is of brass by Skidmore of Coventry. The total cost will be about £2,000 and all the work has been done by Mr Freeman of Staveley from the designs and under the superintendence of Mr John Lowe, architect, of Manchester. [Builder 30 July 1864 Page 570]

Reference    Manchester Guardian 24 May 1862 page2  – contracts
Reference    Manchester Guardian 31 May 1862 page 6 – contracts
Reference    Manchester Guardian 7 June 1862 page 2 – contracts
Reference    Builder 30 July 1864 Page 570