Doncaster Minster, formally the Minster and Parish Church of St George, is the Anglican minster church of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is a grade I listed building and was designed by architect designer George Gilbert Scott. The church was built in 1854–1858 to replace an earlier building destroyed by fire. It is an active place of worship and has a Schulze organ, a ring of eight bells, and a celebrated clock by Dent. The church is one of two parish churches to have minster status in South Yorkshire. The other is the minster church of Rotherham. History The original 12th-century Norman building burnt down on the last day of February 1853. This fire resulted in the loss of the medieval library which was above the south porch. The current building was designed by architect Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1853 and constructed between 1854 and 1858 at a cost of £43,126 4s 5d. It was consecrated by the Archbishop of York on 14 October 1858. The Minster today The Minster is one of Doncaster's most architecturally important buildings evidenced by its Grade I listing and was described by Sir John Betjeman as "Victorian Gothic at its very best". It was given minster status as the Minster and Parish Church of St George by the Bishop of Sheffield on 17 June 2004. It is an active place of worship with regular services and is also used for civic services, arts events and other celebrations. The Minster is a member of the Major Churches Network, successor to the Greater Churches Network. Amongst its treasures are a clock by Dent (the designer of the Palace of Westminster Clock, more usually known as Big Ben) and a spectacular 5 manual organ by the renowned German organ builder Edmund Schulze (1824–1877). The minster has eight bells with a tenor of . Vicars Walter de Thornton: 1320 William Cooper (died 1403) John Jackson (the elder): 1650 to 1690 John Jackson (son of the above): 1690 to 1706 Patrick Dujon: 1706 to 1728 Hollis Pigot: 1728 to 1762 Henry Piggot: 1763 The Revd Mr Hatfield: 1767 to 1785 George William Auriol Hay-Drummond: 1785 to 1790 Stephen Moore: 1790 to 1807 Robert Affleck: 1807 to 1815 John Sharpe: 1817 to 1860 Charles John Vaughan: 1860 to 1869 Francis Pigou: 1869 to 1875 Edward Carr Glyn: 1875 to 1878 Charles Sisum Wright: 1878 to 1886 Henry Tebbutt: 1886