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Latitude: 53.818 / 53°49'4"N
Longitude: -1.5984 / 1°35'54"W
OS Eastings: 426538
OS Northings: 435816
OS Grid: SE265358
Mapcode National: GBR B5C.94
Mapcode Global: WHC9C.F93F
Plus Code: 9C5WRC92+5J
Entry Name: Church of St Stephen
Listing Date: 5 August 1976
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375210
English Heritage Legacy ID: 466092
ID on this website: 101375210
Location: St Stephen's Church, Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS5
County: Leeds
Electoral Ward/Division: Kirkstall
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Leeds
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Kirkstall St Stephen
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Church building
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
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