All Saints' Church, Thorp Arch

All Saints' Church in Thorp Arch, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the Archdeaconry of York and the Diocese of York.

All Saints'
All Saints' Church
LocationThorp Arch, West Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
StatusParish Church
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed building
Architect(s)G. E. Street
Architectural typemixed, with Gothic Revival elements
Completed1872 in current form
Specifications
MaterialsMagnesian limestone with red tile and Welsh slate roofs
Administration
ParishThorp Arch
DeaneryWetherby
DioceseYork
ProvinceYork

History

The church is of twelfth century origin (the south door being the sole remaining aspect of this era); although is mentioned in the earlier Domesday Book of 1086.[1] with a fifteenth century tower; the remainder of the church was built between 1871 and 1872 to designs by G. E. Street.[2]

Architectural style
The northern and eastern elevations of the church.

The church is of dressed magnesian limestone with a red tile and Welsh slate roof. The church has a fifteenth century west tower with offset diagonal buttresses, a three light west window and large square sundial, gargoyles to the north and south with a shield beneath the papapet. The south porch is of twelfth century origin. There is a four bay nave of gothic revival style, a two bay chancel and a north vestry.[3] The church has an ornate lychgate on the southern side of its boundaries.

References
  1. "All Saints, Thorp Arch". Church of England. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. "Church of All Saints, Thorp Arch". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. "Church of All Saints, Thorp Arch". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

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