List of works by Thomas Taylor

Thomas Taylor (1777/78–1826) was an artist and architect. He first worked in the London office of James Wyatt, and later moved to Leeds, West Yorkshire, where he established an architectural practice. His major works consisted of the design of churches in the locality of his office, in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Taylor was a pioneer in the use of the Gothic Revival style in the design of churches, and received seven commissions for the design of Commissioners' churches.^[1]

Key

Grade	Criteria[2]
Grade I	Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II	Buildings of national importance and special interest.

Works

Name	Location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
Leeds Parish Church	Leeds, West Yorkshire 53°47′43″N 1°32′10″W / 53.7952°N 1.5360°W		1808–12	Rebuilt the south side in Gothic Revival style, including a large window in the transept. The church was replaced by the current church in 1837–41.[3]	—
Stables, Woolley Hall	Woolley, West Yorkshire 53°36′49″N 1°30′21″W / 53.6135°N 1.5058°W	—	c. 1810	Later used as accommodation for a residential college.[4]	II
Court House	Leeds, West Yorkshire		1811–13	In Neoclassical style, incorporating a portico with four Corinthian columns.[5]	—
Christ Church	Liversedge, West Yorkshire 53°42′42″N 1°41′39″W / 53.7118°N 1.6942°W		1812–16	Taylor's first church, large with a west tower, aisles, a clerestory, and chancel relatively large for the time.[6][7]	II
Christ Church	Bradford, West Yorkshire		c. 1813–15	A church with a smaller chancel than Liversedge. It was demolished in 1878.[8]	—
St Bartholomew's Church	Colne, Lancashire 53°51′26″N 2°10′13″W / 53.8573°N 2.1703°W		1815	Repairs.[9][10][11]	I
St Chad's Church	Rochdale, Greater Manchester 53°36′53″N 2°09′28″W / 53.6147°N 2.1577°W		1815–16	Repairs.[9][12][13]	II*
Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin	Luddenden, West Yorkshire 53°43′57″N 1°56′20″W / 53.7324°N 1.9388°W		1815–17	A new church replacing an earlier church on the site.[8][14]	II
Church of St Anne in the Grove	Southowram, West Yorkshire 53°42′33″N 1°49′09″W / 53.7093°N 1.8191°W		1815–18	A new church, the chancel being added later.[8][15]	II
Holy Trinity Church	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 53°39′00″N 1°47′34″W / 53.6499°N 1.7929°W		1816–19	A new church with a prominent west tower.[16][17]	II*
Holy Trinity Church	Littleborough, Greater Manchester 53°38′39″N 2°05′38″W / 53.6443°N 2.0939°W		1818–20	Rebuilt the church, replacing a chapel of ease dating from 1471. Taylor added a new gallery in 1822–23. The chancel was added in 1889 by J. S. Crowther.[18][19][20]	II
Holy Trinity Church	Ossett, West Yorkshire 53°41′10″N 1°34′58″W / 53.6860°N 1.5828°W	—	1821	Extended a church that had been built in 1806. This church was demolished and replaced in 1862–65.[9][21]	—
Gildersome Chapel	Gildersome, West Yorkshire 53°45′39″N 1°38′08″W / 53.7607°N 1.6356°W	—	1821–22	Added a new gallery to a chapel dating from 1707. The chapel was replaced in 1866.[9][22]	—
St Lawrence's Church	Pudsey, West Yorkshire 53°47′36″N 1°40′00″W / 53.7934°N 1.6668°W		1821–24	A Commissioners' church built to replace a former chapel of ease.[23][24][25][26]	II
Christ Church	Attercliffe, Sheffield, South Yorkshire		1821–26	A Commissioners' church with a tower. Bombed in 1940; demolished other than the tower 1950.[27][24][28]	—
St Philip's Church	Shalesmoor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire		1821–28	A Commissioners' church with a tower. Demolished in 1952.[27][24]	—
Christ Church	Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 53°40′03″N 1°46′09″W / 53.6675°N 1.7693°W		1823–24	A new church with transepts and a west tower surmounted by a broach spire.[29][30]	II
St Paul's Church	Hanging Heaton, Batley, West Yorkshire 53°42′16″N 1°36′33″W / 53.7044°N 1.6091°W		1823–25	A Commissioners' church, altered in 1894, damaged by fire in 1916, and restored the following year.[24][31]	II
St Mary's Church	Quarry Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire		1823–25	A Commissioners' church with a tower. Demolished in the late 1970s.[24]	—
St John's Church	Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 53°41′31″N 1°39′03″W / 53.6920°N 1.6508°W		1823–27	A Commissioners' church with a west tower, crenellated parapets and lancet windows.[27][24][32]	II
School	Attercliffe, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 53°23′44″N 1°25′49″W / 53.3955°N 1.4304°W	—	1824	Built as a girls' national school; later a clubroom.[33]	II
St Peter's Church	Birstall, West Yorkshire 53°43′54″N 1°40′13″W / 53.7316°N 1.6702°W	—	1824	Alterations to a medieval church, which was demolished and replaced in 1863–70.[9][34]	—
St John's Church	Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire 53°49′50″N 1°29′22″W / 53.8305°N 1.4895°W		1824–26	A small church with a west tower surmounted by a broach spire with lucarnes. The churchyard walls, gates and gatepiers are listed separately, also at Grade II.[35][36][37][38]	II
St Peter's Church	Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire		1825–27	A Commissioners' church with transepts, tower and spire. Demolished in 1971.[35][24]	—
Holy Trinity Church	Ripon, North Yorkshire 54°08′17″N 1°31′43″W / 54.1380°N 1.5285°W		1826–27	A new church, with a cruciform plan and a tall steeple. Alterations were made later in the 19th century.[35][39][40]	II
School and almshouses	Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire 53°49′47″N 1°29′21″W / 53.8297°N 1.4891°W		Undated	For Stephen Nicholson of Roundhay Park.[41]	II

See also

• List of Commissioners' churches in Yorkshire

References

1. Webster 2012, pp. 99–128.
2. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 30 March 2015
3. Webster 2012, pp. 105–106.
4. Historic England, "Stables, attached wall with mounting block and gate piers, Woolley Park (1135535)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
5. Webster 2012, pp. 105–107.
6. Webster 2012, pp. 109–115.
7. Historic England, "Christ Church, Liversedge (1313710)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
8. Webster 2012, p. 116.
9. Webster 2012, p. 123.
10. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 251–253.
11. Historic England, "Church of St St Bartholomew, Colne (1073414)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
12. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 587–589.
13. Historic England, "Church of St Chad, Rochdale (1045812)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
14. Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Luddenden (1134509)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
15. Historic England, "Church of St Anne in the Grove, Southowram (1133866)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
16. Webster 2012, p. 116–117.
17. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Huddersfield (1223128)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
18. Webster 2012, pp. 116, 123.
19. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 249.
20. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Rochdale (1068518)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
21. Building History, Trinity Church, Ossett, retrieved 24 October 2012
22. Welcome, Gildersome Baptist Church, retrieved 24 October 2012
23. Webster 2012, pp. 117–119.
24. Port 2006, p. 329.
25. Historic England, "Church of St Lawrence, Pudsey (1213930)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
26. About our church, Pudsey Parish Church, retrieved 23 October 2012
27. Webster 2012, p. 119.
28. Harman & Minnis 2004, p. 14.
29. Webster 2012, pp. 121–122.
30. Historic England, "Christ Church, Woodhouse Hill (1225622)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
31. Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Batley (1134649)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
32. Historic England, "Church of St John, Dewsbury (1313651)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
33. Historic England, "Former Attercliffe National School (1246507)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
34. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Birstall (1134648)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 October 2012
35. Webster 2012, p. 122.
36. Historic England, "Parish Church of St John, Leeds (1255702)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
37. Historic England, "Boundary wall, gate piers and gates on south side of St John's Churchyard, Leeds (1255713)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
38. Dickinson, J.; Webster, G. D., "The Foundation of the Church", A History of St John's Church, Roundhay, retrieved 24 October 2012
39. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Ripon (1150184)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
40. Our History, Holy Trinity, Ripon, retrieved 24 October 2012
41. Historic England, "St John's C of E Primary School and St John's Almshouses, Nos.1-7, Leeds (1255712)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012

Bibliography

• Harman, Ruth; John, Minnis (2004), Pevsner Architectural Guides: Sheffield, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10585-1
• Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004), Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10583-5
• Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
• Webster, Christopher (2012), "'Foremost among those who successfully promoted the ancient style of architecture': the churches of Thomas Taylor (1777/8–1826)", in Webster, Christopher, Episodes in the Gothic Revival: six church architects, Spire Studies in Architectural History, 1, Reading: Spire Books, ISBN 978-1-904965-34-3