St Luke's Church, Clifford, West Yorkshire

St Luke's Parish Church

Parish Church of
St Luke
Location Bramham Road, Clifford, Leeds,
West Yorkshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St. Luke
Administration
Parish Clifford
Archdeaconry Leeds
Diocese Leeds
Province York

St Luke's is an Anglican church in Clifford, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of three churches in Clifford; the second largest after St. Edward King and Confessor.

History

Of the three churches in Clifford, St Luke's is the oldest having completed in 1842.[1][2] The church was designed by John Bownas and William Atkinson and part financed by the Lane-Fox family of Bramham Park who also donated the land. The first stone was laid on St Luke's Day, 18 October 1840 and it opened in June 1842 having cost £1500 to build.[3] The church was Grade II listed in 1988.[4]

Architecture

St. Luke's churchyard

The church is of a cruciform platform and of a Gothic Revival nature. Built of magnesian limestone, it has a pitched slate roof. The tower is situated to the western end of the church.[5] The tower is of two stages and originally had four pinnacles atop, these however were deemed unsafe and removed in 1905 (a similar fate later fell on nearby St. James' Church).[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Clifford Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan" (PDF). Leeds City Council. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "St Luke, Clifford". Church of England. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "St Luke's Church". Leodis. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Church of St Luke, Clifford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Church of St Luke, Clifford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "St Luke's Church". Leodis. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

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