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St Peter's Church, Huddersfield

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is held every second Sunday at 6:30pm during term time. Every fourth Sunday at 6.30pm there is alternately 'Holy Ground' which takes the form of a more informal and contemplative service or 'Rainbow Eucharist', a service designed to explicitly affirm and uphold the LGBTQIA+ community, as part of the
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On weekdays, the church is open from 9:00am until 4:00pm and on Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm. There is a short service of daily prayer said on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 12:35pm. Midweek Holy Communion is celebrated on Wednesdays at 12:35 in the side chapel.
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and construction was carried out from 1834 to 1836. To keep costs down during construction, the bricks used were from the previous church on the site, which meant that repairs were needed overcome the deficient materials.
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were installed in 1852. In 1866, it was realised that the stonework of the church needed repairing. In 1873, new pews and a pulpit were installed. In 1879, a choir vestry was added.
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Two octagonal vestries were added at the east end: one on the north side in or before 1851, and a choir vestry on the south side in 1879. Windows designed by
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The 10am Sung Eucharist, Choral Evensong, Rainbow Eucharist, and some special services are also livestreamed on the Parish Church YouTube channel
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were installed. Around 2012, the roof, ceiling and tower were repaired. Other essential repairs were also made, helped by a grant from
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By the 1830s the 16th-century parish church needed urgent repairs, and it was decided to rebuild it again. The architect was
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In legend, the first church on the site was built in the 11th century by Walter de Lacy, the second son of
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within the parish of St Peter's, before becoming a parish church in its own right in 1857.
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By the early 19th century, the town of Huddersfield was growing rapidly as a result of the
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Nostalgia: With gallery - A glimpse inside Huddersfield Parish Church St Peter’s history
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was the organist from 1904 to 1920. In 1908 an organ was installed by local builder
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On 17 June 1965 the church was the wedding place of Olympic athletes, swimmer
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and the parish church was too small to cope. In order to address this,
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Report of Golden Wedding when couple had relocated to Wolverhampton.
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as part of a war memorial, were installed. In the 1940s, the south
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The church was rebuilt in the 16th century. From 1759 to 1771,
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Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Newsome Ward - central area)
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communion service at 8:30am, and a Sung Eucharist at 10:00am.
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Church of St Peter, Kirkgate, Huddersfield - Kirklees
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from British listed buildings, retrieved 6 March 2015
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Huddersfield Parish Church

53°38′50″N 1°46′51″W / 53.6472°N 1.7809°W / 53.6472; -1.7809
OS grid reference
SE1457816771
Huddersfield
Kirklees
Denomination
Anglican
Churchmanship
Anglo-Catholic
Church website
Parish church
Grade II*
Architect(s)
James Pigott Pritchett
Style
Gothic revival
Province
Province of York
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds
Huddersfield Episcopal Area
Archdeaconry
Archdeaconry of Halifax
Deanery
Vicar(s)
Asst Curate(s)
Deacon(s)
Director of music

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