St Peter’s stands in a lovely setting, in a field surrounded by a picturesque and much loved churchyard; in Spring there is a succession of snowdrops, cherry blossom and thousands of daffodils. People come from far and wide to see this beauty and to find peace and a welcome in the church and its surroundings – but many do no not know of the unique and fascinating history of this site, of how Christianity has played its part here from the earliest years, and of how this has interacted with the development of the village of Addingham and the surrounding area. 

Like the parish churches in nearby Otley and Ilkley, St Peter’s is the site of an Anglian-age cross, and archaeological digs here have shown that the Saxon burials in St Peter’s grounds were more extensive than we had previously realised.

St. Peter’s has massive roof timbers, and a detailed study has shown that these are like those used in the sixteenth century Great Barn at nearby Bolton Abbey. (The Civic Society have kindly produced a booklet about this.)

Addingham is a close-knit village, and the Christian Time-Line extends beyond St. Peter’s site to encompass the Methodist Church on Chapel Lane, Mt. Hermon Chapel on Main Street, and the Catholic Church of Our Lady and Christian Martyrs which faces historic Manor Garth, as well as other historic sites around the village.

These facts have inspired our plans for creating a Christian Time-Line in Addingham.

The Christian TimeLine in Addingham - be part of it!