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| St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Matthew |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Parish | Chapel Allerton, Leeds |
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". The church has been Grade II* listed since 1963.
Location
The church is on Wood Lane in Chapel Allerton.
History
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. By 1935 the former church had fallen into a state of disrepair and was demolished.
Architectural style
Exterior
The church is of Bath stone and Ancaster stone ashlar. The church has narrow buttresses and a crenellated tower with a clock.
Interior
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
References
- Pevsner, Nikoloaus; Radcliffe, Enids (1964). Yorkshire The West Riding. Yale University Press. p. 325. ISBN 9780140710175.
- ^ "Church of St Matthew, Chapel Allerton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
Further reading
- Kirk, George E. (1949). The Church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. Yorkshire Archaeological Society. (History of the former chapel and the current building)
- Brown, Michael; Hallett, George (1999). Noble and Spacious: St Matthew's Chapel Allerton 1900–2000. St Matthews, Chapel Allerton. (Mainly about the people and history of church activities)
| Churches in the Deanery of East Leeds | |
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| Benefice of Allerton Bywater |
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| Benefice of Bardsey |
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| Benefice of Burmantofts and Harehills |
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| Benefice of Chapel Allerton | |
| Benefice of Elmete Trinity |
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| Benefice of Garforth | |
| Benefice of Gipton and Oakwood |
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| Benefice of Halton | |
| Benefice of Leeds St Aidan | |
| Benefice of Leeds St Wilfrid |
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| Benefice of Cross Green and Richmond Hill |
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| Benefice of Manston |
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| Benefice of Osmondthorpe |
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| Benefice of Potternewton with Little London |
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| Benefice of Roundhay |
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| Benefice of Seacroft |
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| Benefice of Whitkirk | |