St Andrew’s Church, High Street, Starbeck, near Harrogate

STARBECK (HARROGATE) - The new church of St. Andrew, Starbeck, which was recently consecrated, is designed in the late Decorated style. It consists on plan of a nave of five bays, 70 ft. long and 24 ft. wide, having north and south aisles oft. 8in. wide; chancel 36 ft. long, with chapel on north side 27 ft. long and 14ft. 6in. wide. The west window consists of five lights, with a fine tracery head.

STARBECK (HARROGATE) - St. Andrew’s Church, erected at a cost of £6,000, has been consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon. The church is designed in the Late Decorated style, and consists of a nave of five bays, 7oft. long and 24ft. wide, having north and south aisles oft. 8in. wide; chancel 36ft. long, with chapel on north side 27ft. long and r4ft. 6in. wide, and a nave arcade consists of octagonal piers resting on moulded bases, having hollow splayed arches which spring direct from the piers, and a clerestory of two-light, tracery headed windows, is formed over the arcades. The roofs are of open timber construction and are covered with Tilberthwaite green slates*. The interior of the church is principally lined with stone, having bands of ashlar. The total accommodation of the church, including chapel and choir, is 580. The work has been carried out from the designs and under the supervision of Messrs. Austin and Paley, architects, Lancaster, by the following contractors: Mason, Mr. I. Dickinson, Harrogate; joiner, Mr. T. Tomlinson, Holbeck; slater, Mr. J. Shepherd, Harrogate; plasterer, Mr. R. Fortune, Harrogate; plumber and glazier, Mr. J. Woodhead, Wakefield; electric lighting, Mr. R. Falshaw, Harrogate; heating, Messrs. Saunders and Taylor, Manchester. [Architects’ and Builders’ Journal 28 September 1910 page 330]

* With reference to the paragraph on St. Andrew’s Church, Starbeck, Harrogate, in our issue of September 28, p. 330, bottom of first column, the Buttermere Green Slate Company, Ltd., write that the slates used are coarse-grained original Elterwater from their quarries. [Architects’ and Builders’ Journal 19 October 1910 page 415]

Reference    Building News 12 March 1909 Page 418
Reference    British Architect 12 March 1909 Page viii - contracts
Reference    Builder 25 September 1909 Page 343 - foundation stone
Reference    Architects’ and Builders’ Journal 7 September 1910 page 250
Reference    Architects’ and Builders’ Journal 28 September 1910 page 330