St Saviour's Church, Harome is a

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parish church in the

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Harome Harome is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, around south-east of the market town of Helmsley, and north-east of York. The village has a population of 261 people according to the 2011 UK census, and a ...

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History

Construction of the church began in May 1861, on the site of a previously demolished building, and was completed in August 1862, under the patronage of the Feversham Estate. The architect was

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, whose father designed the

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. It was originally furnished by William Duncombe, who represented the

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as a member of parliament between 1859 and 1867. The contractor was William Barton of Helmsley. The church was built of hammer-dressed stone, with ashlar-dressed quoins and string courses. All of the stone was quarried from Baron Feversham's estate in Bilsdale. The church contains glass from Hardman, notably the east window of 1862 which contains the subjects of the Annunciation, The Ascension and the Baptism of our Lord. Most recently a Millennium Cross produced by a local craftsman. Until 1863 Harome had been part of the parish of

Helmsley Helmsley is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is located at the point where Ryedale leaves the moorland and joins the flat Vale of Pickering. Helmsley is ...

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with *

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*St Hilda's Church, Beadlam *All Saints' Church, Nunnington *St John the Baptist's Church, Pockley

Organ

A pipe organ was built by Henry Jones and Sons. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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