St George's House, Harrogate

St George's House, originally called the Northern Police Orphanage was an orphanage and children's home located on Otley Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, founded by Catherine Gurney.

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Harlow Hill Tower

Harlow Hill Tower is a historic building in Harrogate, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed as an observatory in 1829. It is on the edge of Harlow Moor and was built for John Thompson. It was open to the public as a viewing point by 1900, but was only fitted out with a permanent telescope in 1933. In 1998, a Foucault pendulum was installed inside. The building has been grade II listed since 1949. The tower is built of stone, with a square plan, and is generally said to be 90 feet (27 m) high, although the Harrogate Civic Society states that it has been measured as only 70 feet (21 m) high. On the top is a modern domed observatory roof. It has no decoration other than a lintel inscribed "HARLOW-HILL TOWER 1829". The only windows are small panes on each side near the top. Adjacent is a two-storey entrance extension with a tile roof, and steps leading up to an upper floor doorway.

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Paris Pavilion

The Paris Pavilion is a historic building in Harrogate, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed some time between 1775 and 1800, as a bath house, with accommodation above. There were various associated cottages and stables, all intended to serve visitors to the town's Cold Bath. It is believed to be named for the Treaty of Paris, and perhaps also the Brighton Pavilion. By 1839, the building had been renamed Harlow Cottage, yet the older name remained in use. It was grade II listed in 1997. The building is constructed of stone with a slate roof, coped gables and kneelers. It has three storeys and three bays. The central doorway has a fanlight, and the windows are sashes. On the south front is an external staircase and terrace. Southwest of the building is a contemporary wash house. It is built of stone with a slate roof and stone coped gables and kneelers. It has a single storey, and in the north front is a single doorway. It is separately grade II listed.

Harlow Hill Cemetery

Harlow Hill Cemetery on Otley Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, is a local authority cemetery established on land donated by Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood in 1869, and consecrated on 3 October 1871 by the Bishop of Ripon. It features the Gothic Revival Church of All Saints, designed by Isaac Thomas Shutt and Alfred Hill Thompson. It has individual memorials to casualties of World Wars I and II, and other graves include those of actor Michael Rennie and Catherine Gurney, an activist in the Temperance movement in the United Kingdom.

Church of All Saints, Harlow Hill

The Church of All Saints, Harlow Hill, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, is a grade II listed mission church, or chapel of ease, completed in 1871 on land donated by Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood, within the parish of St Mary. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon in 1871. The building was designed with a round bell tower, in Gothic Revival style, by Isaac Thomas Shutt and Alfred Hill Thompson. After some years of closure due to structural problems, as of 2014 it was being restored for use by a funeral director's company.