St. Andrew's Old Churchyard
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St. Andrew's Old Churchyard

Bishopthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England

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    Bishopthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire YO23 2QF England
    Coordinates: 53.92215, -1.09296
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In 1768 Robert Hay Drummond (Archbishop of York 1761-1776) pulled down the ancient Church of the 13th century which had stood by the river, and decided to build a new Church. Because the original church had been so badly damaged, only its foundations were kept, and so the new Church was on exactly the same site as the old. The Piscina from the original church was later found and installed in Bishopthorpe's third church, but it was not included in Archbishop Drummond's church. The Archbishop employed his favourite architect, Thomas Atkinson, to oversee the work.

There are two historical accounts of the building of this Church. In 1896, Canon Keble, then vicar of Bishopthorpe, wrote about the Church in the parish magazine.

"Archbishop Drummond unfortunately did not bestow the care upon his new Church which he had done upon restoring his palace and the building of the new fine palace gatehouse in Bishopthorpe. The new Church which Archbishop Drummond had built was entirely of brick, the walls being only 14" thick with ordinary sash windows, no doubt an eyesore to the people of the village"
In 1768 Robert Hay Drummond (Archbishop of York 1761-1776) pulled down the ancient Church of the 13th century which had stood by the river, and decided to build a new Church. Because the original church had been so badly damaged, only its foundations were kept, and so the new Church was on exactly the same site as the old. The Piscina from the original church was later found and installed in Bishopthorpe's third church, but it was not included in Archbishop Drummond's church. The Archbishop employed his favourite architect, Thomas Atkinson, to oversee the work.

There are two historical accounts of the building of this Church. In 1896, Canon Keble, then vicar of Bishopthorpe, wrote about the Church in the parish magazine.

"Archbishop Drummond unfortunately did not bestow the care upon his new Church which he had done upon restoring his palace and the building of the new fine palace gatehouse in Bishopthorpe. The new Church which Archbishop Drummond had built was entirely of brick, the walls being only 14" thick with ordinary sash windows, no doubt an eyesore to the people of the village"

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