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 |
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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 | edit source]The church is on Wood Lane in Chapel Allerton.
History
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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
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Exterior
[edit | edit source]The church is of Bath stone and Ancaster stone ashlar. The church has narrow buttresses and a crenellated tower with a clock.
Interior
[edit | edit source]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
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (History of the former chapel and the current building)
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Mainly about the people and history of church activities)