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St Agnes' Church, Burmantofts

Coordinates: 53°48′17.8″N 1°31′02.7″W / 53.804944°N 1.517417°W / 53.804944; -1.517417
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St. Agnes' Church
Church of Saint Agnes
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53°48′17.8″N 1°31′02.7″W / 53.804944°N 1.517417°W / 53.804944; -1.517417
LocationBurmantofts, Leeds
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
StatusParish Church
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed building
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1886
Completed1887
Specifications
Materialscoursed stone with ashlar dressings
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLeeds
ArchdeaconryLeeds
ParishBurmantofts

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

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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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Interior

The church is of a gothic revival style, built of coursed stone with ashlar dressings. It has a steeply pitched slate roof with gable ends, and the four-bay nave has octagonal piers. The reredos was made in 1891 of Burmantofts faience and coloured tiles. There is a terracotta memorial below the west window which commemorates James Holroyd (1839–1890), the founder of the Burmantofts Faience Works, erected 'by his employees'.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Church of St. Agnes, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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