Salem Chapel, Leeds
Salem Chapel is a former Congregational church, located on Hunslet Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.[1] It is situated opposite the former Tetley's Brewery.[2]
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It was built in 1791, and is the oldest surviving non-conformist chapel in Leeds city centre.[3]
Salem Chapel is a Grade II listed building and its distinctive curved façade was added in 1906.[4]
The historic chapel was the birthplace of Leeds United football club in 1919.[2][5]
The chapel was closed as a place of worship in 2001.[6] The psychologist and writer Reverend Harry Guntrip preached the last sermon.[3]
In 2009, the building was purchased by Dr Adam Beaumont, founder of telecommunications company aql.[7][8] The building was renovated and restored, and now houses aql’s head offices, as well as data centres, an exhibition space and a conference facility.[3][9]
On 17 November 2011, Salem Chapel was awarded a blue plaque by the Leeds Civic Trust in recognition of its architectural and religious significance.[2] The plaque was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Rev’d Alan Taylor.[10]
In February 2015, Salem Chapel hosted then-Prime Minister David Cameron and then-Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne for talks as part of the government's Northern Powerhouse proposal.[11] Osborne returned to Salem Chapel in February 2017 with Lord Jim O'Neill to launch the inaugural Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) report.[12]
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See also
References
- ^ "Salem Chapel events space" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b c "Heritage honour for birthplace of Leeds United". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Salem Chapel events space" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Historic England. "Salem United Reform Church (Grade II) (1255568)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Salem Chapel, Leeds, Parsons, W. Hudswell, Smith, and 3 others". openplaques.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Tebbutt, Chris. "Hunslet remembered - Schools and religion". www.hunslet.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Where did it all start for Leeds United?". Time Out Leeds. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "aql: The History of Salem Chapel, aql Head Office and data centre - Data Centre Alliance". www.data-central.org. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Profile: Adam Beaumont". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Leeds Civic Trust Blue Plaques" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "rebuildingsociety MD Daniel Rajkumar joined the Institute of Directors to hear the PM set out his long term economic plans for Yorkshire". rebuildingsociety.com. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Let's stop the brain-drain from the North and claim the ultimate prize, says George Osborne's new think-tank". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 24 August 2017.