St Peter's Church is the parish church of Helperthorpe, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
A church was first recorded in Helperthorpe in the 12th century. A new building was constructed in the 16th century, [1] and was restored in 1829, producing what was described as "a small edifice with a low tower". [2] By 1851 it was recorded as having only one regular worshipper, so the church was demolished and the parish merged into that of St Andrew's Church, Weaverthorpe. [1] [3] Between 1872 and 1875, a new chapel of ease was constructed, commissioned by Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet. It was designed by George Edmund Street, who also designed a vicarage. In 1893, Temple Moore added a north aisle and a vestry. The building was grade II listed in 1966. [4]
The church is built of sandstone on a chamfered plinth, with a tile roof. The church consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel and a vestry, and a west steeple. The steeple has a tower with three stages on a moulded plinth, with a three-light west window, a string course, pointed bell openings with hood moulds, and a broach spire with bands, gablets and a weathercock. To the southeast of the tower is a half-hexagonal stair turret containing a statue in a niche under a gabled canopy. Inside, there is a circular baptismal font with a wood and iron cover, a stone pulpit and altar piece, and a wrought iron chancel screen. The pews were designed by Temple Moore, and the stained glass by Burlison and Grylls. [4] [5]
