St Agnes' Church, Burmantofts

St. Agnes' Church in Burmantofts, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

St. Agnes' Church
Church of Saint Agnes
LocationBurmantofts, Leeds
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
StatusParish Church
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed building
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1886
Completed1887
Specifications
Materialscoursed stone with ashlar dressings
Administration
ParishBurmantofts
ArchdeaconryLeeds
DioceseLeeds
ProvinceYork

History

The church was built to designs by architects Kelly and Birchall of Leeds between 1886 and 1887 with later alterations by Lord Grimthorpe.[1]

Architectural style

Interior

The church is of a gothic revival style, built of coursed stone with ashlar dressings. The church has a steeply pitched slate roof with gable ends. The church has a four-bay nave with octagonal piers. The reredos is made 1891 of Burmantofts faience and coloured tiles. The church has a terracotta memorial below west window which commemorates James Holroyd (1839–1890), the founder of the Burmantofts Faience Works, erected 'by his employees'.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Church of St. Agnes, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  2. "Church of St. Agnes, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-05-30.

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