St Mary's Church, Whitkirk

St Mary's Church
Church of Saint Mary
53°47′50″N 1°26′59″W / 53.7973°N 1.4497°WCoordinates: 53°47′50″N 1°26′59″W / 53.7973°N 1.4497°W
Location	Whitkirk, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Architecture
Status	Parish Church
Heritage designation	Grade I listed building
Administration
Parish	Whitkirk
Archdeaconry	Leeds
Diocese	Leeds
Province	York

St Mary's Church in Whitkirk, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

History

A church on this site can be dated back to 1185;^[1] although the current church is of 15th century origin, it was extensively restored between 1855 and 1856. The chancel was rebuilt in 1901 by G. F. Bodley after which it remained largely unchanged until it was reordered in 1990. It was Grade I listed on 26 September 1963.^[2]

Architectural style

Exterior

The church has a west tower with diagonal buttresses and carved obelisk pinnacles, a two light belfry and a lead-clad spire. There is a heavy nave with aisle parapets.^[3]

Interior

The church has a short nave with octagonal piers. There is a the recumbent tomb of Sir Robert Scargill and his wife with alabaster effigies above. On the North side of the chancel there is the tomb to engineer John Smeaton.^[4]

See also

• List of places of worship in the City of Leeds

References

1. "Whitkirk:St Mary, Whitkirk". Church of England. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
2. "Church of St Mary, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
3. "Church of St Mary, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
4. "Church of St Mary, Leeds". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-06-20.

External links

• A church near you St Mary Whitkirk