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St James' Church, Seacroft

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Location
  
Seacroft, Leeds

Denomination
  
Anglican

Architectural type
  
Gothic Revival

Opened
  
1846

Status
  
Parish church

Country
  
England

Architect(s)
  
T Hellyer

Groundbreaking
  
1845

Phone
  
+44 113 273 3555

Diocese
  
Anglican Diocese of Leeds

St James' Church, Seacroft

Address
  
Seacroft Green, Leeds LS14 6JJ, United Kingdom

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The Church of the St. James in Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is Grade II listed.

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History

The church was built between 1845 and 1846 with later additions made in 1988.

Architectural style

The church is of a Gothic Revival style; having been built to designs by T Hellyer of dressed stone and a stone tile roof. The church has tall narrow lancests and is tripartite at its east end. There is a gabled porch to the south and a tower to the north built in three stages with its original clock, topped by a stone broach spire. The church has a give bay nave with two bays screened off with a kitchen and toilet added in 1988. The original octagonal font is now situated in the churchyard with a replacement font given in memory of Ann Wilson in 1878.

References

St James' Church, Seacroft Wikipedia