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The History of St Mark's

St Mark’s Church began in 1893 with services in the “Mission Room” - a small room built as an Infant School in Mount Street in the Oatlands District of Harrogate.  As the congregation grew, the need for a larger building was met by the erection of a church on Leeds Road - in which we now worship. 

Built to a design by J.Oldred Scott, son of the famous architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, the building was opened by the Bishop of Ripon, Dr Boyd Carpenter on 21 July 1899

It is believed to have been based on the main features of Fountains Abbey and with the intention of adding a massive tower to the west front - but for financial reasons, and the difficulties of two world wars, the tower was never built.

After almost a century of use, the building was redeveloped in 1997-8 in order to update the facilities and provide a more attractive context for worship and community activities.

The Church was re-consecrated on 7 February 1998 by the Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd David Young.

To find out more fully about our history as a church, we invite you to read: "St Mark's Church Harrogate 1893 - 2010" by Prof Gerald Richards - a history of St Mark's available from the Church Bookstall.

      • 1893  St Mark's Church begins to worship together
      • 1899  Church building opened - Bishop of Ripon
      • 1905  Completed building consecrated
      • 1929  Parochial Hall opened
      • 1992  Disposal of Parochial Hall
      • 1997  Church re-ordering started
      • 1998  Church building re-consecrated - Bishop of Ripon
      • 1999  St Mark's Centenary - Archbishop of York
      • 2005  Centenary of Church building consecration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 May 2011 )
 

7 Days at St Mark's

Thu, Feb 9th, @ 12:00pm
Diamond Jubilee Communion Lunch
Sat, Feb 11th, @ 7:30pm
Harrogate Philarmonic Orcestra

Next Sunday Services

Sun, Feb 5th, @ 8:00am
Holy Communion
Sun, Feb 5th, @ 9:30am
Worship and Children's Groups
Sun, Feb 5th, @ 11:15am
Holy Communion
Sun, Feb 5th, @ 5:00pm
Holy Communion
Sun, Feb 5th, @ 6:30pm
Evening Worship

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