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]
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Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
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Dedication | St Matthew |
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Parish | Chapel Allerton, Leeds |
Diocese | Leeds |
Province | York |
Location
The church is located 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. 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
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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.
References
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- 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 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)