St James' Church, Seacroft

St. James' Church
Church of Saint James
Location Seacroft, Leeds
Country England
Denomination Anglican
Architecture
Status Parish church
Architect(s) T Hellyer
Architectural type Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1845
Completed 1846
Administration
Parish Seacroft
Archdeaconry Leeds
Diocese Leeds
Province York

The Church of the St. James in Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is Grade II listed.

History

The church was built between 1845 and 1846 with later additions made in 1988.[1]

Architectural style

The church is of a Gothic Revival style; having been built to designs by T Hellyer of dressed stone and a stone tile roof. The church has tall narrow lancests and is tripartite at its east end. There is a gabled porch to the south and a tower to the north built in three stages with its original clock, topped by a stone broach spire. The church has a give bay nave with two bays screened off with a kitchen and toilet added in 1988. The original octagonal font is now situated in the churchyard with a replacement font given in memory of Ann Wilson in 1878.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Church of St James, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ↑ "Church of St James, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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