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St. Agnes' Church
Church of Saint Agnes
53°48′17.8″N 1°31′02.7″W / 53.804944°N 1.517417°W / 53.804944; -1.517417
Location	Burmantofts, Leeds
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Status	Parish Church
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed building
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1886
Completed	1887
Specifications
Materials	coursed stone with ashlar dressings
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Leeds
Archdeaconry	Leeds
Parish	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.

History

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

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'.

See also

• List of places of worship in the City of Leeds

References

1. ^ "Church of St. Agnes, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

External links

• St. Agnes United Church, Leeds

• Listed buildings in Leeds
• Anglican Diocese of Leeds
• Church of England church buildings in West Yorkshire
• Grade II listed churches in Leeds
• Gothic Revival architecture in Leeds