St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
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| Dedication | St Matthew |
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| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Parish | Chapel Allerton, Leeds |
St Matthew's Church is a Church of England church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, England, described by Nikolaus Pevsner as a "noble and spacious building" with a "bold, sturdy tower".[1] The church has been Grade II* listed since 1963.[2]
Location[edit]
The church is on Wood Lane in Chapel Allerton.
History[edit]
The church was built between 1897 and 1898 to a design by George Frederick Bodley, replacing an earlier smaller church. It was built by Stephens and Baslow of Bristol, with glass by Burlison and Grylls.[2] By 1935 the former church had fallen into a state of disrepair and was demolished.
Architectural style[edit]
Exterior[edit]
The church is of Bath stone and Ancaster stone ashlar. The church has narrow buttresses and a crenellated tower with a clock.
Interior[edit]
The church has three light windows set in recesses with quatrefoils. The floor is stone flagged and the nave ceiling wooden tunnel-vaulted. There is an organ on a mezzanine level at the east end of the north aisle. The reredos is carved and gilded wood.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Pevsner, Nikoloaus; Radcliffe, Enids (1964). Yorkshire The West Riding. Yale University Press. p. 325. ISBN 9780140710175.
- ^ a b "Church of St Matthew, Chapel Allerton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
Further reading[edit]
- Kirk, George E. (1949). The Church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. Yorkshire Archaeological Society. (History of the former chapel and the current building)
- Brown, Michael; Hallett, George (1999). Noble and Spacious: St Matthew's Chapel Allerton 1900–2000. St Matthews, Chapel Allerton. (Mainly about the people and history of church activities)