Leeds Minster

Leeds Minster
Minster and Parish Church of St Peter-at-Leeds
The Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds
53°47′42″N 1°32′10″W / 53.79500°N 1.53611°W / 53.79500; -1.53611
OS grid reference	SE 30658 33301
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad church
Website	www.leedsminster.org
History
Dedication	St Peter
Architecture
Architect(s)	Robert Chantrell
Specifications
Length	55 metres (180 feet)
Tower height	42 metres (139 feet)
Bells	12 + flat 6th
Tenor bell weight	40 long cwt 1 qr 27 lb (4,535 lb or 2,057 kg)
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Leeds
Episcopal area	Leeds
Archdeaconry	Leeds
Deanery	North-west Leeds
Parish	Leeds City
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Nick Baines
Rector	Paul Maybury
Curate(s)	Andrew Earwaker, Jo Jones
NSM(s)	Jane de Gay, Paddy Benson
Laity
Reader(s)	Kay Brown, Sarah Maybury
Organist/Director of music	Alexander Woodrow
Organist(s)	Shaun Turnbull

Leeds Minster, or the Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds (formerly Leeds Parish Church) is the minster church of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It stands on the site of the oldest church in the city and is of architectural and liturgical significance. A church is recorded on the site as early as the 7th century, although the present structure is a Gothic Revival one, designed by Robert Dennis Chantrell and completed in 1841. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and was the Parish Church of Leeds before receiving the honorific title of "Minster" in 2012. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by Historic England.^[1]