St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton


St Matthew's Church is a Church of England church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds described by Nikolaus Pevsner as a "noble and spacious building" with a "bold, sturdy tower".[1] The church has been Grade II* listed since 23 September 1963.[2]

St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton
St Matthew's Church
53.831764°N 1.541022°W / 53.831764; -1.541022
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
History
DedicationSt Matthew
Administration
ParishChapel Allerton, Leeds
DioceseLeeds
ProvinceYork

Location

The church is located on Wood Lane in Chapel Allerton.

History
The former St. Matthew's Church in 1911 seen after its replacement. During this period it was used for meetings. It was demolished in 1935.

The church was built between 1897 and 1898 to a design by George Frederick Bodley. replacing an earlier smaller church. The church 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
Interior 2017

Exterior

The church is of Bath stone and Ancaster stone ashlar. The church has narrow buttresses and a crenellated tower with clock.

Interior

The church has three light windown set in recesses with quatrefoils. The floor is stone flagged and the nave ceiling wooden tunnel-vaulted. There is an organ situated on a mezzanine level at the east end of the north aisle. There is a reredos of carved and gilded wood.

See also

References
  1. Pevsner, Nikoloaus; Radcliffe, Enids (1964). Yorkshire The West Riding. Yale University Press. p. 325. ISBN 9780140710175.
  2. "Church of St Matthew, Chapel Allerton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2017-07-26.

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)
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