St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton Explained

St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Broad Church
Parish:Chapel Allerton, Leeds
Diocese:Leeds
Province:York
Coordinates:53.8318°N -1.541°W

St Matthew's Church is a Church of England church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, England, described by Nikolaus Pevsner as a "noble and spacious building" with a "bold, sturdy tower".[1] The church has been Grade II* listed since 1963.[2]

Location

The church is on Wood Lane in Chapel Allerton.

History

The church was built between 1897 and 1898 to a design by George Frederick Bodley, replacing an earlier smaller church. It 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

Exterior

The church is of Bath stone and Ancaster stone ashlar. The church has narrow buttresses and a crenellated tower with a clock.

Interior

The church has three light windows set in recesses with quatrefoils. The floor is stone flagged and the nave ceiling wooden tunnel-vaulted. There is an organ on a mezzanine level at the east end of the north aisle. The reredos is carved and gilded wood.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Pevsner . Nikoloaus . Radcliffe . Enids . 1964 . Yorkshire The West Riding . Yale University Press. 325 . 9780140710175 .
  2. Web site: Church of St Matthew, Chapel Allerton. British Listed Buildings. 2017-07-26.