Frederick's mother, Lady Mary Vyner determined that the unused funds would be used to construct a memorial church on her Yorkshire estate, his sister, Lady Ripon, embarking on an identical project, building St Mary's Church on her estate at Studley Royal.

Burges obtained the commissions for both churches in 1870, perhaps because of the connection between his greatest patron, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, and Vyner, who had been friends at Oxford.

[2] The interior is faced with white limestone and exceptionally rich,[2] with members of Burges' favourite team, Thomas Nicholls and Lonsdale, contributing.

It is particularly interesting as representing an architectural move from Burges' favourite Early French style to an English inspiration.

[6] Pevsner describes it thus: "Of determined originality, the impression is one of great opulence, even if of a somewhat elephantine calibre."