List of works by Thomas Taylor

Thomas Taylor (1777/78–1826) was an artist and architect. He first worked in the London office of James Wyatt, and later moved to Leeds, West Yorkshire, where he established an architectural practice. His major works consisted of the design of churches in the locality of his office, in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Taylor was a pioneer in the use of the Gothic Revival style in the design of churches, and received seven commissions for the design of Commissioners' churches.[1]

Key
Grade Criteria[2]
Grade I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II Buildings of national importance and special interest.

Works
Name Location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Leeds Parish Church Leeds, West Yorkshire
53.7952°N 1.5360°W / 53.7952; -1.5360 (Leeds Parish Church)		 1808–12 Rebuilt the south side in Gothic Revival style, including a large window in the transept. The church was replaced by the current church in 1837–41.[3]
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Stables, Woolley Hall Woolley, West Yorkshire
53.6135°N 1.5058°W / 53.6135; -1.5058 (Stables, Woolley Hall)
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 c. 1810 Later used as accommodation for a residential college.[4] II
Court House Leeds, West Yorkshire 1811–13 In Neoclassical style, incorporating a portico with four Corinthian columns.[5]
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Christ Church Liversedge, West Yorkshire
53.7118°N 1.6942°W / 53.7118; -1.6942 (Christ Church, Liversedge)		 1812–16 Taylor's first church, large with a west tower, aisles, a clerestory, and chancel relatively large for the time.[6][7] II
Christ Church Bradford, West Yorkshire c. 1813–15 A church with a smaller chancel than Liversedge. It was demolished in 1878.[8]
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St Bartholomew's Church Colne, Lancashire
53.8573°N 2.1703°W / 53.8573; -2.1703 (Church of St Bartholomew, Colne)		 1815 Repairs.[9][10][11] I
St Chad's Church Rochdale,
Greater Manchester
53.6147°N 2.1577°W / 53.6147; -2.1577 (St Chad's Church, Rochdale)
1815–16 Repairs.[9][12][13] II*
Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin Luddenden,
West Yorkshire
53.7324°N 1.9388°W / 53.7324; -1.9388 (St Mary's Church, Luddenden)		 1815–17 A new church replacing an earlier church on the site.[8][14] II
Church of St Anne in the Grove Southowram,
West Yorkshire
53.7093°N 1.8191°W / 53.7093; -1.8191 (Church of St Anne in the Grove, Southowram)		 1815–18 A new church, the chancel being added later.[8][15] II
Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
53.6499°N 1.7929°W / 53.6499; -1.7929 (Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield)
1816–19 A new church with a prominent west tower.[16][17] II*
Holy Trinity Church Littleborough,
Greater Manchester
53.6443°N 2.0939°W / 53.6443; -2.0939 (Holy Trinity Church, Littleborough)		 1818–20 Rebuilt the church, replacing a chapel of ease dating from 1471. Taylor added a new gallery in 1822–23. The chancel was added in 1889 by J. S. Crowther.[18][19][20] II
Holy Trinity Church Ossett, West Yorkshire
53.6860°N 1.5828°W / 53.6860; -1.5828 (Holy Trinity Church, Ossett)
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 1821 Extended a church that had been built in 1806. This church was demolished and replaced in 1862–65.[9][21]
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Gildersome Chapel Gildersome,
West Yorkshire
53.7607°N 1.6356°W / 53.7607; -1.6356 (Gildersome Baptist Church)
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 1821–22 Added a new gallery to a chapel dating from 1707. The chapel was replaced in 1866.[9][22]
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St Lawrence's Church Pudsey, West Yorkshire
53.7934°N 1.6668°W / 53.7934; -1.6668 (St Lawrence's Church, Pudsey)
1821–24 A Commissioners' church built to replace a former chapel of ease.[23][24][25][26] II
Christ Church Attercliffe, Sheffield,
South Yorkshire		 1821–26 A Commissioners' church with a tower. Bombed in 1940; demolished other than the tower 1950.[27][24][28]
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St Philip's Church Shalesmoor, Sheffield,
South Yorkshire		 1821–28 A Commissioners' church with a tower. Demolished in 1952.[27][24]
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Christ Church Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire
53.6675°N 1.7693°W / 53.6675; -1.7693 (Christ Church, Woodhouse Hill)		 1823–24 A new church with transepts and a west tower surmounted by a broach spire.[29][30] II
St Paul's Church Hanging Heaton, Batley,
West Yorkshire
53.7044°N 1.6091°W / 53.7044; -1.6091 (St Paul's Church, Batley)
1823–25 A Commissioners' church, altered in 1894, damaged by fire in 1916, and restored the following year.[24][31] II
St Mary's Church Quarry Hill, Leeds,
West Yorkshire		 1823–25 A Commissioners' church with a tower. Demolished in the late 1970s.[24]
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St John's Church Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
53.6920°N 1.6508°W / 53.6920; -1.6508 (St John's Church, Dewsbury)		 1823–27 A Commissioners' church with a west tower, crenellated parapets and lancet windows.[27][24][32] II
School Attercliffe, Sheffield,
South Yorkshire
53.3955°N 1.4304°W / 53.3955; -1.4304 (School, Attercliffe)
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 1824 Built as a girls' national school; later a clubroom.[33] II
St Peter's Church Birstall, West Yorkshire
53.7316°N 1.6702°W / 53.7316; -1.6702 (St Peter's Church, Birstall)
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 1824 Alterations to a medieval church, which was demolished and replaced in 1863–70.[9][34]
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St John's Church Roundhay, Leeds,
West Yorkshire
53.8305°N 1.4895°W / 53.8305; -1.4895 (St John's Church, Roundhay)		 1824–26 A small church with a west tower surmounted by a broach spire with lucarnes. The churchyard walls, gates and gatepiers are listed separately, also at Grade II.[35][36][37][38] II
St Peter's Church Earlsheaton, Dewsbury,
West Yorkshire		 1825–27 A Commissioners' church with transepts, tower and spire. Demolished in 1971.[35][24]
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Holy Trinity Church Ripon, North Yorkshire
54.1380°N 1.5285°W / 54.1380; -1.5285 (Holy Trinity Church, Ripon)		 1826–27 A new church, with a cruciform plan and a tall steeple. Alterations were made later in the 19th century.[35][39][40] II
School and almshouses Roundhay, Leeds,
West Yorkshire
53.8297°N 1.4891°W / 53.8297; -1.4891 (St John's School and almshouses, Roundhay)		 Undated For Stephen Nicholson of Roundhay Park.[41] II

See also

References
  1. Webster 2012, pp. 99–128.
  2. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 30 March 2015
  3. Webster 2012, pp. 105–106.
  4. Historic England, "Stables, attached wall with mounting block and gate piers, Woolley Park (1135535)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  5. Webster 2012, pp. 105–107.
  6. Webster 2012, pp. 109–115.
  7. Historic England, "Christ Church, Liversedge (1313710)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
  8. Webster 2012, p. 116.
  9. Webster 2012, p. 123.
  10. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, pp. 251–253.
  11. Historic England, "Church of St St Bartholomew, Colne (1073414)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
  12. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 587–589.
  13. Historic England, "Church of St Chad, Rochdale (1045812)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
  14. Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Luddenden (1134509)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  15. Historic England, "Church of St Anne in the Grove, Southowram (1133866)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  16. Webster 2012, p. 116–117.
  17. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Huddersfield (1223128)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  18. Webster 2012, pp. 116, 123.
  19. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 249.
  20. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Rochdale (1068518)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  21. Building History, Trinity Church, Ossett, archived from the original on 25 December 2012, retrieved 24 October 2012
  22. Welcome, Gildersome Baptist Church, retrieved 24 October 2012
  23. Webster 2012, pp. 117–119.
  24. Port 2006, p. 329.
  25. Historic England, "Church of St Lawrence, Pudsey (1213930)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  26. About our church, Pudsey Parish Church, retrieved 23 October 2012
  27. Webster 2012, p. 119.
  28. Harman & Minnis 2004, p. 14.
  29. Webster 2012, pp. 121–122.
  30. Historic England, "Christ Church, Woodhouse Hill (1225622)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  31. Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Batley (1134649)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  32. Historic England, "Church of St John, Dewsbury (1313651)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  33. Historic England, "Former Attercliffe National School (1246507)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
  34. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Birstall (1134648)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 October 2012
  35. Webster 2012, p. 122.
  36. Historic England, "Parish Church of St John, Leeds (1255702)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
  37. Historic England, "Boundary wall, gate piers and gates on south side of St John's Churchyard, Leeds (1255713)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012
  38. Dickinson, J.; Webster, G. D., "The Foundation of the Church", A History of St John's Church, Roundhay, archived from the original on 21 November 2008, retrieved 24 October 2012
  39. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Ripon (1150184)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 October 2012
  40. Our History, Holy Trinity, Ripon, archived from the original on 23 June 2012, retrieved 24 October 2012
  41. Historic England, "St John's C of E Primary School and St John's Almshouses, Nos.1-7, Leeds (1255712)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2012

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