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Parish Church of St Peter

A Grade I Listed Building in City and Hunslet, Leeds

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Latitude: 53.7951 / 53°47'42"N

Longitude: -1.5361 / 1°32'9"W

OS Eastings: 430658

OS Northings: 433301

OS Grid: SE306333

Mapcode National: GBR BLM.LB

Mapcode Global: WHC9D.CVSY

Plus Code: 9C5WQFW7+2H

Entry Name: Parish Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 26 September 1963

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375046

English Heritage Legacy ID: 465926

ID on this website: 101375046

Location: St Peter's Church, Steander, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: City and Hunslet

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Leeds City

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

Tagged with: Gothic Revival Church of England parish church

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Description



LEEDS

SE3033SE KIRKGATE
714-1/79/229 (South side)
26/09/63 Parish Church of St Peter

GV I

Church. 1839-41, altered 1870-80. By RD Chantrell; Dr WF Hook,
vicar; alterations to east end 1870-80. Ashlar, slate roofs.
PLAN: equal-length chancel and nave, both with clerestories
and tall aisles; massive tower at centre of north aisle,
shallow chancel apse, low outer north aisle, south transept.
In Gothic Revival style.
EXTERIOR: main entrance below tower: massive oak doors,
original ironwork. Generally Perpendicular tracery, 5-light
east window, crocketed pinnacles, turrets at corners. Tower:
panelled sides, clock by Potts of Leeds, tall 2-light belfry,
openwork battlements, crocketed pinnacles.
INTERIOR: entry is into the crossing ; a long chancel with
steps up to sanctuary, crossing and transepts lierne-vaulted
and apse fan vaulted all in plaster. Arcades with moulded
arches. Enormous galleries along nave and chancel; decorated
canopies throughout, especially chancel stalls. Much use of
plaster painted to imitate stone/wood.
East end: sanctuary marble arcade with fine mosaic work by
Salviati of Venice, life-size figures of 12 apostles; reredos
of coloured marble and alabaster by GE Street representing
Christ in Glory flanked by saints, cartoons by Clayton and
Bell and executed by Rust, 1888. East window contains glass
collected on the continent by J Summers and given to the
church 1846. Panelled memorial tomb of Dr Hook, Dean of
Chichester, by Sir G Gilbert Scott, 1875.
(Sprittles, J: Leeds Parish Church History and Guide).



Listing NGR: SE3065933302

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