St Agnes' Church, Burmantofts
Appearance
St. Agnes' Church | |
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Church of Saint Agnes | |
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Location | Burmantofts, Leeds |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Status | Parish Church |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed building |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1886 |
Completed | 1887 |
Specifications | |
Materials | coursed stone with ashlar dressings |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Leeds |
Archdeaconry | Leeds |
Parish | Burmantofts |
St. Agnes' Church in Burmantofts, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.
History
The church was built to designs by architects Kelly and Birchall of Leeds between 1886 and 1887 with later alterations by Lord Grimthorpe.[1]
Architectural style
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The church is of a gothic revival style, built of coursed stone with ashlar dressings. The church has a steeply pitched slate roof with gable ends. The church has a four-bay nave with octagonal piers. The reredos is made 1891 of Burmantofts faience and coloured tiles. The church has a terracotta memorial below west window which commemorates James Holroyd (1839–1890), the founder of the Burmantofts Faience Works, erected 'by his employees'.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Church of St. Agnes, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ^ "Church of St. Agnes, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
External links
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