St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton
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| St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton | |
|---|---|
St Matthew | |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Parish | Chapel Allerton, Leeds |
St Matthew's Church is a
Grade II* listed since 1963.[2]
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.[2] 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton.
- ISBN 9780140710175.
- ^ a b "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)