St Agnes' Church, Burmantofts

53°48′17.8″N 1°31′02.7″W / 53.804944°N 1.517417°W / 53.804944; -1.517417LocationBurmantofts, LeedsCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryStatusParish ChurchArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II listed buildingStyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking1886Completed1887SpecificationsMaterialscoursed stone with ashlar dressingsAdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseLeedsArchdeaconryLeedsParishBurmantofts

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.

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

The church is of a gothic revival style, built of coursed stone with ashlar dressings. It has a steeply pitched slate roof with gable ends, and the four-bay nave has octagonal piers. The reredos was made in 1891 of Burmantofts faience and coloured tiles. There is a terracotta memorial below the west window which commemorates James Holroyd (1839–1890), the founder of the Burmantofts Faience Works, erected 'by his employees'.^[1]

See also

• List of places of worship in the City of Leeds

References

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