St Peter's Church, Thorner

St. Peter's Church in Thorner, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is part of Elmete Trinity Benefice, which consists of the parishes of All Saints, Barwick in Elmet, St Philip's, Scholes and St Peter's, Thorner.[1][2]

St. Peter's Church
Church of Saint Peter
LocationThorner, West Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
StatusParish Church
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed building
Specifications
Materialslimestone tower, gritstone chancel with stone slate roof
Administration
ParishThorner with Scarcroft
ArchdeaconryLeeds
DioceseLeeds
ProvinceYork

History
The south chapel, chancel and north chapel.

The church has a 15th-century tower; the rest of the church was largely reconstructed in 1855 by Mallinson and Healey.[3]

Architectural style

Exterior

The church has a limestone tower, a gritstone chancel and a stone slate roof. The church is of a perpendicular style with a west tower, a south porch and a chancel embraced by north and south chapels. The tower is of two stages with angled buttresses with offsets and an octagonal clock face.[3]

Interior

The church has arched arcades with octagonal piers with moulded capitals. The north chapel has an organ. The south chapel has wall tablets and a heraldic memorial to John Savill of Coppley (c. 1677). The church is furnished with 19th century pews and choir stalls with carved poppyheads.[3]

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See also

References
  1. Double Deacon Day - Twenty new Curates Ordained at Two Services, published 1 July 2017, accessed 15 June 2018
  2. A Church near you: Scholes, St Philip's - More Information, accessed 7 August 2018
  3. "Church of St Peter, Thorner". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-06-18.

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