 This sum equalled the whole of his stipend, apart from the use of the vicarage which was not yet built.On Thursday, Friday and Saturday 28–30 August 1879, a bazaar was held under the auspices of Miss Ingilby of Ripley Castle, to raise over £300 towards the cost of the church.This event was designed to attract the gentry of Harrogate, who arrived in large numbers by carriage.