St Agnes' Church, Burmantofts
| St. Agnes' Church | |
|---|---|
| Church of Saint Agnes | |
 | |
 | |
| 53°48′17.8″N 1°31′02.7″W / 53.804944°N 1.517417°W | |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Church of St. Agnes, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Agnes Church, Burmantofts.