All Saints' Church, Thorp Arch
Church in West Yorkshire, England
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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' | |
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| All Saints' Church | |
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 All Saints' | |
| SE 43796 46080 | |
| Location | Thorp Arch, West Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Status | Parish Church |
| Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed building |
| Architect | G. E. Street |
Architectural type | mixed, with Gothic Revival elements |
| Completed | 1872 in current form |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Magnesian limestone with red tile and Welsh slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | York |
| Deanery | Wetherby |
| Parish | Thorp Arch |
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
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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 parapet. 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.[2] The church has an ornate lychgate on the southern side of its boundaries.
