The Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin in
Garforth
Garforth () is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Leeds East parliamentary constituency. As of 2011, the population ...
,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England is an active
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the
Diocese of Leeds.
History
The church was built to a design by
George Fowler Jones
George Fowler Jones (25 January 1818 – 1 March 1905) was an architect and early amateur photographer who was born in Scotland but based for most of his working life in York.
Biography and work
Jones was born in Inverness in 1818. He studied ...
and was completed in 1844.
Architectural style
The church is of dressed magnesian limestone with a slate roof. The church has a cruciform layout with a crossing tower and broach spire. The church has a buttressed three-bay north nave with south aisles. The church has a gabled porch to its south side.
See also
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List of places of worship in the City of Leeds
This article lists #Open places of worship, open, #Former places of worship, former and #Demolished places of worship, demolished places of worship situated within the boundaries of the City of Leeds.
Open places of worship
Aberford
Adel, Le ...
References
External links
St Mary's Church, Garforth
Churches in Leeds
Listed buildings in Leeds
Anglican Diocese of Leeds
Church of England church buildings in West Yorkshire
Grade II listed churches in West Yorkshire
Gothic Revival architecture in Leeds
St Mary's Church
George Fowler Jones buildings
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