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Christ Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Armley, Leeds

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Latitude: 53.7992 / 53°47'57"N

Longitude: -1.5981 / 1°35'53"W

OS Eastings: 426570

OS Northings: 433730

OS Grid: SE265337

Mapcode National: GBR B5K.CW

Mapcode Global: WHC9C.FR7T

Plus Code: 9C5WQCX2+MQ

Entry Name: Christ Church

Listing Date: 5 August 1976

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256417

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464949

ID on this website: 101256417

Location: Christ Church, Carr Crofts, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Armley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Upper Armley Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

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Description



LEEDS

SE2633 ARMLEY RIDGE ROAD, Upper Armley
714-1/32/1198 (North East side)
05/08/76 Christ Church

II

Anglican church. 1869-72. By Richard L Adams. Coursed squared
gritstone, ashlar details, slate roofs. Gothic Revival style.
EXTERIOR: tall nave with tripartite clerestory windows,
2-light lancets to low N and S aisles. Gabled S porch. Tall W
tower with large 2-light belfry. Chancel with 3-light lancet E
window with oval window above in gable.
INTERIOR: re-ordered 1983; a screen cuts off the western 2
bays of the 5-bay nave and tower. W end memorial to William
Ewart Gott of Armley House, now The Mansion (qv) 1827-1879 who
'liberally' aided the building of the church, gave the font,
the E window is in his memory. Chancel windows to the memory
of John Aitchison Gott, 1853-82, Baptistry window in memory of
Alexander Gott, priest, 1860-89. Quatrefoil columns,
clerestory obscured by inserted ceiling, pulpit of carved oak
presented 1936; font of stone, octagonal, carved frieze of
leaves, cover 1960. Original pews with moulded pew ends, white
marble floor to choir, painted stone reredos has cusped
recesses and crocketed finials.

Listing NGR: SE2657033730

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