Church of St Stephen
CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN, MORRIS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375210
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Stephen
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN, MORRIS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375210
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Stephen
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN, MORRIS LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN, MORRIS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 26538 35816
Details
LEEDS
SE2635 MORRIS LANE, Kirkstall 714-1/22/904 (East side (off)) 05/08/76 Church of St Stephen
GV II
Anglican church. 1828-9. By RD Chantrell. For the Church Commissioners. Restored and enlarged 1863-4 by Perkin and Bulmer, further alterations 1874 by Henry Walker. Gothic Revival style. Hammer-dressed gritstone ashlar, slate roof. PLAN: nave with 5 lancet windows, hoodmoulds, N and S aisles under one roof; N and S transepts with 4-light decorated tracery. EXTERIOR: west tower of 3 stages with W door in deep roll-moulded surround with gable over, traceried double doors, lancet window above, clock, single-light belfry window, pinnacles and stone octagonal spire with lucarnes. E end: vestry, chancel with paired lancet windows, 3-light E window, arched over the table tomb of Richard Oastler and other grave slabs. INTERIOR: 6-bay nave and 2-bay original chancel extended a further 3 bays with 3-bay transepts. Original work has quatrefoil columns, plain columns to extension. 5 tie-beam trusses to nave have quatrefoils and cusped decoration, tiled and mosaic chancel floor; wooden reredos with painted figures of saints, open quatrefoil arched frontals to choir stalls, heavily carved square wooden pulpit on octagonal base, west gallery with wooden panelling and brass handrail. Stained glass in E window: Christ in Glory flanked by St Stephen and St Paul; in S wall of nave a memorial window to Thomas Butler, d.1873 (Thoresby Society Publications, Second Series, Vol 2: Webster C: RD Chantrell, Architect: his life and work in Leeds 1818-47: 1991-).
Listing NGR: SE2653835816
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 466092
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Webster, C, Thoresby Society Publication in RD Chantrell Architect His Life and Work in Leeds 1818-47, ()
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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