St Stephen's Church, Kirkstall
| St. Stephen's Church, Kirkstall | |
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 St. Stephen's Church, Kirkstall | |
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| 53°49′05″N 1°35′54″W / 53.8180°N 1.5984°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | St Stephen's, Kirkstall |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Stephen |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Parish | Kirkstall, Leeds |
St. Stephen's Church is a Church of England church in Kirkstall, Leeds. The church has been Grade II listed since 5 August 1976.
Location[edit]
The church is located on Morris Lane in Kirkstall. The church sits on high ground overlooking Kirkstall Abbey.
History[edit]
Construction started in 1828 and the church opened in 1829 having been built by architect Robert Dennis Chantrell,[1] architect of Leeds Parish Church. The church was restored and extended between 1863 and 1864 by architects Perkin and Backhouse of Leeds,[2][3] with further alterations made in 1874 by Henry Walker.[4]
Architectural style[edit]
Exterior[edit]
The church is built to a gothic revival style of hammer-dresses gritstone ashlar and has a slate roof. The nave has five lancet windows. The church has a west tower of three stages with a spire and clock.[5]
Interior[edit]
There is a six-bay nave. The original chancel had two bays; this has been extended to three. There is a wooden reredos depicting saints and a carved square wooden pulpit. The east window is Christ in Glory flanked by St Stephen and St Paul.[6] Carvings dating from the 1864 renovation are by Burstall and Taylor of Leeds, who executed label stop heads, carved corbels and the font.[7]
Church hall[edit]
The church has a separate church hall of mid-twentieth century construction with a barrelled roof. This is not listed.
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The church prior to 1914. -
Interior prior to 1914. -
St. Stephen's Church Hall.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Webster, C.: Robert Dennis Chantrell (1793-1872), pp.99-116.". Building a great Victorian city : Leeds architects and architecture, 1790-1914. Christopher Webster, Victorian Society. West Yorkshire Group. [England]: Northern Heritage Publications. 2011. ISBN 978-1-906600-64-8. OCLC 769432539.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ John Bull, Saturday 20 August 1864 p7 col1: On Wednesday in last week"
- ^ Not "Perkins and Bulmer" as Historic England has listed it.
- ^ "Church of St Stephen, Kirkstall". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Church of St Stephen, Kirkstall". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Church of St Stephen, Kirkstall". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Leeds Intelligencer, Saturday 13 August 1864 p5 col3: Reopening of St Stephen's Church, Kirkstall