All Saints' Church, Castleford Explained

All Saints' Church
Fullname:Church of All Saints
Location:Albion Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7265°N -1.3564°W
Osgraw:SE425257
Denomination:Anglican
Status:Parish church
Completed Date:1866
Parish:Castleford
Diocese:Leeds
Province:York
Bishop:Rt. Rev. Tony Robinson, Bishop of Wakefield

The Church of All Saints in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.[1] The church is Grade II listed. All Saints is one of the three Anglican churches in town; the others being All Saints at Hightown and St Paul the Apostle.

History

The church was built to a design by H. F. Bacon and was completed in 1866.

Architectural style

The church is built of hammer-dressed sandstone with a slate roof. The five-bay nave has both north and south aisles with a crossing tower, a south gabled porch and north and south transepts. The buttressed north aisle has a weathered plinth, two-centred arched window with two cusped lights with hood moulds with figured stops. The crossing tower has two stages and corner pilasters and a white clock face with hood mould and two recessed louvred belfry windows with set in shafts at each side.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Saints . www.achurchnearyou.com . 22 April 2024 . en.