West Park United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1973. Church. 3 related planning applications.
West Park United Reformed Church
- WRENN ID
- sharp-niche-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough MP: Tom Gordon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1973
- Type
- Church
- Address
- West Park United Reformed Church, Victoria Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 1EQ
- OS grid reference
- SE 302 550
- Coordinates
- 53.99068, -1.54063
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
West Park United Reformed Church, built around 1861-62 by Lockwood and Mawson, is designed in the Gothic style. The church features six bays and has a fishtail-slated roof with coped gables and gabled window bays. The exterior is constructed from rusticated grit stone ashlar, with decorative strings, buttresses, and pairs of gargoyles positioned between the bays. The windows are adorned with rusticated tracery and hood moulds, including a prominent five-light window on the west side and two-light windows along the nave. The arched doorway has a trefoil head with receding orders and a hood mould that includes ball flower terminals. A tower is located at the south-west corner, topped with an octagonal belfry and steeple. The church is noted for its spire, which contributes to the townscape value.
Local climate
West Park United Reformed Church receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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