St Mary's Church, Garforth

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St. Mary's Church
Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Garforth
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St Mary's Church, Garforth
Location Garforth, West Yorkshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website http://www.stmarysgarforth.co.uk
History
Status Parish Church
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed building
Architect(s) George Fowler Jones
Architectural type Gothic Revival
Completed1844
Specifications
Materials Magnesian limestone with red tile and Welsh slate roofs
Administration
Province York
Diocese Leeds
Archdeaconry Leeds
Parish Garforth

The Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin in Garforth, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

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History

The church was built to a design by George Fowler Jones and was completed in 1844. [1]

Architectural style

The church is of dressed magnesian limestone with a slate roof. The church has a cruciform layout with a crossing tower and broach spire. The church has a buttressed three-bay north nave with south aisles. The church has a gabled porch to its south side. [2]

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References

  1. "Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Garforth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. "Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Garforth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

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