St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds

St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds
A substantial stone church seen from the north-west. The tower has crocketted pinnacles, and the north wall of the body of the church has a series of large rectangular windows
St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds, from the north-west
St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds is located in West Yorkshire
St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds
St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds
Location in West Yorkshire
53°48′00″N 1°32′32″W / 53.8001°N 1.5423°W / 53.8001; -1.5423
OS grid referenceSE 302 338
LocationNew Briggate, Leeds, West Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
History
Founder(s)John Harrison
DedicationSaint John the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated26 September 1963
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking1632
Completed1838
Specifications
MaterialsStone, slate roof

St John the Evangelist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the centre of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner refers to it as "the only church at Leeds of more than local interest".[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John, Leeds (1375157)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 May 2011
  2. ^ Church of St John the Evangelist, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 18 October 2016
  3. ^ Quoted in St John's, Leeds, Yorksview, retrieved 1 September 2010

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