List of places of worship in the City of Leeds facts for kids
This article lists open, former and demolished places of worship situated within the boundaries of the City of Leeds.
Contents
- Open places of worship
- Aberford
- Adel
- Allerton Bywater
- Alwoodley
- Armley
- Arthington
- Bardsey
- Barwick-in-Elmet
- Beeston
- Belle Isle
- Boston Spa
- Bramham
- Bramhope
- Bramley
- Burley
- Burmantofts
- Calverley
- Chapel Allerton
- Chapeltown
- City Centre
- Clifford
- Collingham
- Colton
- Cookridge
- Cottingley
- Cross Gates
- Cross Green
- Drighlington
- East End Park
- East Keswick
- Farnley
- Farsley
- Fulneck
- Garforth
- Gildersome
- Gipton
- Guiseley
- Halton
- Halton Moor
- Harehills
- Harewood
- Hawksworth (LS5)
- Hawksworth (LS20)
- Headingley
- Holbeck
- Horsforth
- Hunslet
- Hyde Park
- Ireland Wood
- Killingbeck
- Kirkstall
- Kippax
- Lincoln Green
- Little London
- Mabgate
- Meanwood
- Methley
- Micklefield
- Middleton
- Moortown and Moor Allerton
- Morley
- New Farnley
- Osmondthorpe
- Otley
- Oulton
- Pool-in-Wharfedale
- Potternewton
- Pudsey
- Rawdon
- Richmond Hill
- Rothwell
- Roundhay
- Scholes
- Scott Hall
- Seacroft
- Shadwell
- Sheepscar
- Stanningley
- Swarcliffe
- Swillington
- Swinnow
- Thorner
- Thorp Arch
- Tingley
- Walton
- Weetwood
- West Park
- Wetherby
- Whinmoor
- Whitkirk
- Woodhouse
- Woodlesford
- Wortley
- Yeadon
- Former places of worship
- Aberford
- Adel
- Alwoodley
- Armley
- Bardsey
- Barwick-in-Elmet
- Beeston
- Bramham
- Burley
- Burmantofts
- Carlton, near Rawdon
- Carlton, near Rothwell
- Chapeltown
- City Centre
- Cross Gates
- East Keswick
- Farsley
- Garforth
- Gipton
- Harehills
- Harewood
- Headingley
- Holbeck
- Horsforth
- Kirkstall
- Meanwood
- Middleton
- Moortown
- Morley
- New Farnley
- Otley
- Pudsey
- Rawdon
- Richmond Hill
- Rodley
- Roundhay
- Seacroft
- Shadwell
- Sheepscar
- Stanningley
- Swarcliffe
- Temple Newsam
- Thorner
- Tingley
- Weardley
- Wetherby
- Whinmoor
- Wike
- Woodhouse
- Yeadon
- Demolished places of worship
- Adel
- Alwoodley
- Armley
- Arthington
- Beeston
- Belle Isle
- Bramhope
- Bramley
- Burley
- Burmantofts
- Buslingthorpe
- Chapel Allerton
- Chapeltown
- City centre
- Clifford
- Cross Gates
- Eccup
- Farsley
- Guiseley
- Halton
- Harehills
- Harewood
- Holbeck
- Horsforth
- Hunslet
- Kippax
- Leylands, The
- Little London
- Merrion Centre
- Moortown
- Newsam Green
- Otley
- Pool-in-Wharfedale
- Quarry Hill
- Richmond Hill
- Roundhay
- Rothwell
- Scarcroft
- Shadwell
- Sheepscar
- Stourton
- Swillington
- Thorpe Park
- Wetherby
- Woodhouse
- Wortley
- Yeadon
- Major sources
- See also
Open places of worship
Aberford
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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St Ricarius Church | Main Street LS25 3BR |
Church of England | II | 1861 | The church is of Norman origins but was rebuilt in 1861. Part of the benefice of Aberford with Micklefield. |
Adel
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Adel Methodist Church | Holt Lane LS16 7NX |
Methodist | 1964 | Hall built in 1938. The church is part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit. | ||
St John the Baptist Church | Church Lane | Church of England | I | 1170 | ||
Quaker Meeting House | New Adel Lane LS16 6AZ |
Quaker | 1868 | Local stone with attached warden's cottage |
Allerton Bywater
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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St Mary the Less | Station Road WF10 2DH | Church of England | 1865 | Part of the parish of Kippax with Allerton Bywater and, from June 2017, part of the United Benefice of Allerton Bywater, Kippax and Swillington. Some of the stained glass came from the church of St Aidan, Great Preston (now closed). |
Alwoodley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Alwoodley Park Methodist Church | The Lane LS17 7BX |
Methodist | 1956 | The church is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit | ||
St Barnabas' Church | The View LS17 7NA |
Church of England | 1963 | Part of the Moor Allerton and Shadwell Team Ministry. | ||
St Paul the Apostle | 1 Buckstone Crescent at junction with King Lane, LS17 5ES |
Roman Catholic | 1953 | Part of the Parish of Saint John Mary Vianney. The former church building is now used as a church hall. | ||
Wigton Moor URC | High Ash Drive LS17 8RE |
United Reformed Church | 1968 | The church was founded in 1967 as a combined Congregational and Presbyterian congregation, before formation of the United Reformed Church. The church is a member of CTMAS (Churches Together in Moor Allerton and Shadwell). From 7 May 2022 it has been served by the Leeds URC Partnership's Ministry Team. Original plans for the High Ash estate in the 1960s included space for a church to be built with a synagogue immediately adjacent, but the proposed synagogue congregation withdrew at an early date. |
Armley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Christ Church | Armley Ridge Road, LS12 3LN | Church of England | II* | 1872 | It is featured in the BBC Domesday Project. | |
Church at Amen Corner (Leeds Apostolic Church) | Armley Ridge Road, LS12 2RD | Pentecostal Evangelical | At the corner where Armley, Bramley and Kirkstall meet. Morning Services (10:30am) are held weekly in the Yoruba language and Afternoon Services (4pm) are in English. | |||
Church of the Venerable Bede | Stanningley Road, Wyther, LS13 4AU | Church of England | 1937 | Designed by Gribbon, Froggit and Brown, the church was opened in 1937 by C. H. Tetley of the brewing family. The tower has a single 1.5 cwt bell believed to have come from St. Stephen's Church in Burmantofts. | ||
Emmanuel Earth Ministries | Mistress Lane LS12 2LJ |
Evangelical | Building formerly The Redeemed Evangelical Mission | |||
HM Prison Armley | 2 Gloucester Terrace LS12 2TJ |
Non-denominational | II* | 1847 | The prison chapel is located within the "Inner Range", a Grade II* listed building designed by William Belton Perkin and Elisha Backhouse, constructed in 1847. | |
Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Temple | 62 Tong Road LS12 1LZ |
Sikh | Originally the Mount Pisgah United Methodist Free Church, built in 1868, later Mount Pisgah Methodist Church, part of the former Leeds West Methodist Circuit. | |||
St Bartholomew's Church | Wesley Road LS12 1SR |
Church of England | II* | 1877 | Noted for its Schulze organ. The outline of the previous church (demolished 1909) can be seen in the grounds. | |
St Bartholomew's Church Hall | Wesley Road, LS12 1SR | 1968 | The Church Hall was opened by Jimmy Savile. It is used for various purposes including worship by Lighthouse Chapel International (Pentecostal). | |||
Wesley Road Chapel | Wesley Road | Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed | Sunday worship is shared with Lower Wortley and Whingate Methodist Churches. Part of the Leeds South and West Circuit. | |||
West Leeds Christadelphian Hall | 118 Town Street LS12 3JG |
Christadelphian | 1970 | |||
Whingate Methodist Church and Community Centre | 61 Whingate LS12 3EJ |
Methodist | 1988 | Part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit. The original church was built in 1879. Merged in 2022 with Lower Wortley and Wesley Road Methodist Churches. |
Arthington
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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St Mary and St Abanoub Church | Arthington Lane, LS21 1PL | Coptic Orthodox | II | 2007 (1864) | Redundant C of E St Peter's Church, designed by George Gilbert Scott, built 1864, taken over and renamed in 2007. It serves a congregation living in West, North and East Yorkshire. |
Bardsey
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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All Hallows Church | Church Lane LS17 9DH |
Church of England | I | 825 | Earliest parts from 825. Upper tower is Saxon (10th century), church enlarged 1100 to 1400. The Church of St Mary Magdalene in East Keswick is part of the same parish. |
Barwick-in-Elmet
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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All Saints' Church | Main Street LS15 4HR |
Church of England | II* | 14th century | The oldest part is 14th century; the tower is 15th century. Part of Elmete Trinity Benefice (which consists of the parishes of All Saints, Barwick in Elmet, St Philip's, Scholes and St Peter's, Thorner). | |
Barwick Methodist Church | The Boyle, LS15 4JN | Methodist | 1900 | The church is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit, formerly Leeds East Circuit. |
Beeston
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Beeston Hill United Free Church | Malvern Road LS11 8PD |
Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed | 1974 | The church is a Local Ecumenical Partnership with members from the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed churches. It is part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit and the URC Yorkshire Synod. From 7 May 2022 it has been served by the Leeds URC Partnership's Ministry Team. | ||
City Evangelical Church | Malvern Street LS11 8SX |
Evangelical | 1901 | Originally a Baptist Chapel, now part of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches and a member of the Yorkshire Gospel Partnership. | ||
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Nishkan Sewak Jath (GNNSJ) | 78 Lady Pit Lane LS11 6DP |
Sikh | 1986 | Former Ringtons tea-packing factory, purchased by the Sikh community and converted into a Gurdwara in December 1986. The building is built on the birthplace of Ringtons' founder, Samuel Smith. | ||
Jamia Masjid Abu Huraiara | 1 Hardy Street LS11 6BJ |
Islam Sufi - Bareilvi | 1986 | Based in 1897 building of former Leeds Co-operative Society. Opened as Kashmir Muslim Welfare Association in 1986. Upper floor for worship, others for community events. | ||
Masjid-e-Umar | 29 Stratford Street, LS11 6JG | Islam Deobandi | 2011 | On the corner of Stratford Street and Lodge Lane. | ||
Masjid Ibraheem | 4 Woodview Rd, LS11 6LE | Islam Sunni - Deobandi | 2015 | |||
St Andrew's Methodist Church | Old Lane LS11 8AL |
Methodist | 1956 | The church is a twentieth-century brick building and is part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit. | ||
St Anthony of Padua Church | Old Lane LS11 7AA |
Catholic | 1904 | The church was designed by Kelly and Birchall, with addition of a bell tower and narthex in 1966. Now part of the parish of St. Maximillian Kolbe. | ||
St Luke's Church | Malvern Road LS11 8PD | Church of England | II | 1872 | Gothic revival, gritstone, designed by Richard Adams of Leeds architects' firm Adams and Kelly | |
St Mary's Church | Town Street LS11 8SY | Church of England | II | 1886 | Part of the Parish of Beeston, along with Cottingley Church. Construction began in 1877 and was completed in 1886. | |
United Reformed Church in South Leeds | Dewsbury Road LS11 5HT |
United Reformed Church | Now used as a charity shop, with monthly services. Other services are at the United Reformed Church in South Leeds in Belle Isle. |
Belle Isle
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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St John and St Barnabas Church | 175 Belle Isle Road, LS10 3DN | Church of England | 1938 | C of E parish church of Belle Isle and Hunslet. Anglo Catholic churchmanship. Brick built 1938 to replace two churches in Holbeck, St John's Church and St Barnabas' Church, now demolished. Belle Isle Library was located in the crypt until a new library was built in 1965. | ||
St Peter's Church | Petersfield Avenue, LS10 3QN | Catholic | 1948 | Catholic parish church of Belle Isle since 1958, part of the parish of St. Margaret Clitherow. | ||
United Reformed Church in South Leeds | Nesfield Road, LS10 3LG | United Reformed Church | 2011 | Built on the site of a 1952 Congregational Church. From 7 May 2022 it has been served by the Leeds URC Partnership's Ministry Team. | ||
West Grange Church | West Grange Garth, LS10 2AX | Evangelical | Independent church located off West Grange Drive, previously located on the East Grange Estate. The church is visible, but not accessible, from Belle Isle Road |
Boston Spa
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Boston Spa Methodist Church | Spa Lane LS23 6AA |
Methodist | II | 1847 | Part of the Tadcaster Methodist Circuit, close to the centre of the village. There is a Peace Garden between the church and the River Wharfe. | |
Martin House Hospice Chapel | Grove Road LS23 6TX |
2005 | Designed by Wildblood MacDonald Architects of Wetherby and opened in 2005, it replaced the previous chapel which was lost when Whitby Lodge, a separate unit for teenagers and young people, was built. | |||
St Mary the Virgin | High Street LS23 6DR |
Church of England | II | 1814 | Part of the Lower Wharfe parish and of the Benefice of Bramham, located at the western end of the village. |
Bramham
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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All Saints' Church | Back Lane | Church of England | II* | 1150 | The church is part of the Benefice of Bramham and has an Anglo-Saxon oval churchyard |
Bramhope
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Bramhope Methodist Church | Eastgate LS16 9AA |
Methodist | II | 1895 or 1896 | The church is part of the Wharfedale and Aireborough Circuit The Historic England site referring to the National Heritage List for England states that the foundation stones bear a date of 1895. | |
Bramhope Puritan Chapel | Otley Road LS16 9JE |
Puritan, later Church of England | I | 1649 | The chapel was built by Robert Dyneley of Bramhope Hall, at his own expense. It is now maintained by Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council. Not used for regular worship but available for weddings, funerals and blessings. | |
Bramhope Scout Campsite | Occupation Lane LS16 9HR |
Non-denominational | There is an outdoor chapel within the grounds of the campsite. | |||
St Giles' Church | Church Hill LS16 9BA |
Church of England | 1881 | Built plot of land formerly called Cripple Garth, referring to a "cripple" meaning a hole in a stone wall which would allow sheep to pass through, but not cattle. Designed by Richard Adams and John Kelly and built by local contractors. Freeman of Otley (masons) used millstone grit from nearby quarries on the Chevin. The roof has Westmorland slates. The church was dedicated on 28 November 1881. |
Bramley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Christ the King | King's Approach LS13 2DX | Catholic | 1928 | |||
Hunters Greave Scout Activity Centre | Pollard Lane Newlay LS13 1EQ |
Non-denominational | There is a chapel on site. | |||
St Margaret's Church | Newlay Lane LS13 2AJ |
Church of England | 1958 | Situated on the Moorside Estate in Bramley. St Margaret's and St Peter's both form the parish of Bramley, part of Churches Together around Leeds 13. | ||
St Peter's Church | Hough Lane LS13 3JF |
Church of England | St Margaret's and St Peter's both form the parish of Bramley, part of Churches Together around Leeds 13. | |||
Trinity Methodist Church | Upper Town Street LS13 2EP |
Methodist | 1967 | Redeveloped 2009, part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit. The first Methodist Chapel in Bramley was built in 1777, on the site of the existing Church. |
Burley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Calvary International Christian Centre | Calvary Cathedral, 53 Cardigan Lane, LS4 2LE |
Non-denominational | II | 1898 | Formerly Burley Methodist Church, which closed in June 2012. Built in Gothic Revival style. | |
Leeds Chinese Christian Church | 155 Kirkstall Rd LS4 2AG |
Independent | 1990 | |||
Makkah Jamia Masjid | 36 Thornville Road, LS6 1JY | Islam | 2003 | Between Brudenell Road and Royal Park Road | ||
Our Lady of Lourdes Church | Cardigan Road LS6 1LU |
Catholic | 1930 | Built by the Society of Jesus as Sacred Heart Chapel, and handed over to the Diocese of Leeds in 1947, renamed 1954, and part of the parish of St Jeanne Jugan since 1997 | ||
St Matthias' Church | St Matthias' Street, LS4 2DZ 53°48′25″N 1°34′45″W / 53.806972°N 1.579264°W |
Church of England | II* | 1854 | The church was completed in 1854; the north aisle and the west porch were added in 1886. Leeds healing rooms, affiliated to the International Association of Healing Rooms, are based in the church centre. | |
Winners Chapel | Burley Hall, 49-51 Cardigan Lane LS4 2LE |
Part of the Living Faith Church Worldwide | II | Former Methodist Sunday school (1904) and Church Hall. Winners Chapel in Leeds held its first service on 5 September 2010. |
Burmantofts
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Bridge Community Church | Rider Street LS9 7BQ |
Pentecostal | 2016 | Bridge Community Church is the operational name for Bridge Street Pentecostal Church. The church traces its origins back to a pastoral appointment at Mount Tabor Mission in 1910. | ||
Hope City Church | 32 York Road LS9 8SY |
Pentecostal | 2008 | Part of the Megacentre building, the former Leeds City Council Library HQ building. Previously met at the Leeds Hilton Hotel. | ||
Living Hope Church | The Place, Saxton Lane LS9 8HE |
Evangelical (Non-denominational) | Image shows the frontage on Marsh Lane. HQ of Living Hope Church International. | |||
St Agnes' Church | Stoney Rock Lane LS9 7UQ |
Church of England and Baptist | II | 1889 | Church of England parish church, now united with Baptist congregation. | |
St Patrick's Church | Torre Rd LS9 7QL |
Catholic | 2001 | The modern church moved from an 1891 building on Rider Street now occupied by Leeds Playhouse |
Calverley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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St Wilfrid's Parish Church | Town Gate LS28 5NF |
Church of England | II* | 1154 | The tower is from 1154, the rest mainly 13th and 14th century. The tower has an unusual crooked arch and houses examples of Saxon gravestones. | |
Calverley Methodist Church | Carr Road LS28 5PQ |
Methodist | II | 1872 | This church, located on the corner of Carr Road and Chapel Street, is part of the Bradford North Methodist Circuit. |
Chapel Allerton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Chapel Allerton Hospital Chapel | Chapeltown Road LS7 4SA |
Non-denominational | The chapel is located on the third floor of the north wing. | |||
Chapel Allerton Methodist Centre | Town Street LS7 4NB |
Methodist | 1878 | This former church now serves as a 'church centre' for Chapel Allerton Methodist Church. Chapel Allerton Baptist Church ("Chapel A") regularly meets there for Sunday worship. | ||
Chapel Allerton Methodist Church | Town Street LS7 4NB |
Methodist | 1983 | The church is situated on Town Street and was completed in 1983, replacing another church also on Town Street, still standing and used as the church centre. The church is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit. In January 2005 Chapel Allerton Methodist Church signed a local ecumenical covenant with St. Matthew's Parish Church. Grace Gospel Church, whose members are of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin, also meets here. | ||
St Matthew's Church | Wood Lane LS7 3QF |
Church of England | II* | 1900 | The church was designed by George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907) and built on land gifted by a parishioner in 1897. In January 2005 St Matthew's signed a local ecumenical covenant with Chapel Allerton Methodist Church. Russian Orthodox church services also take place here. |
Chapeltown
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Chapeltown Community Church | Avenue Hill, LS8 4EX | II | 1906 | Formerly Trinity United Reformed Church, now a community church. The foundation stone was laid by Henry Robinson, Mayor of Kensington. Listed building status includes the neighbouring Sunday School building. The United Reformed Church is now part of Trinity United Methodist/URC Church in Harehills. | ||
Church of God of Prophecy | Austin Burke Memorial Centre 196 Chapeltown Road LS7 4HZ |
Pentecostal | 1992 | Purpose-built church and community centre, hence no religious symbols inside. Congregation formerly in Baptist Chapel, Meanwood Road. Part of Region 5 of the Church of God of Prophecy in the UK. | ||
Gurdwara Guru Kalgidhar Sahib | Cowper Street, LS7 4EE | Sikhism | 2008 | Moved from 128 Chapeltown Road (the first Gurdwara in Leeds) to larger premises on Cowper Street | ||
Holy Rosary Church | Chapeltown Road LS7 4BZ |
Catholic | 1937 | An earlier church of the Holy Rosary was built in Barrack Street in 1886. The present church, which was designed to seat 500 people in the nave and transepts and cost £12,300, was opened by Bishop Henry Poskitt of Leeds on 30 September 1937. It was reordered around 1987 to create a smaller nave and a narthex. Part of the parish of Mother of Unfailing Help. | ||
Leeds Islamic Centre | 46 Spencer Place LS7 4BR |
Muslim | 2001 | The site was originally the Chassidishe Synagogue. | ||
Our Lady of Czestochowa and St. Stanislaw Kostka | Newton Hill Road LS7 4EY |
Polish Roman Catholic | 1976 | The church is a Polish language Roman Catholic church. Entrance as postcode but faces Chapeltown Road. | ||
Ramgarhia Board Gurdwara | 8-10 Chapeltown Road LS7 3AP | Sikh | 1987 | Former post office. Replaced the building at 138 Chapeltown Road. Opened by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. | ||
Roscoe Methodist Church | Francis Street LS7 4BY |
Methodism | 1974 (replacing an earlier building) | The church is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit. | ||
Sikh Temple | 192 Chapeltown Road LS7 4HZ |
Sikhism | 1999 | Replaced the former Union Chapel on the other side of the road. | ||
Wesleyan Holiness Church | Laycock Place LS7 3JA |
Wesleyan Holiness Church | 1982 | This is the only Wesleyan Holiness Church in Yorkshire |
City Centre
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Holy Trinity Church (Church of the Holy Trinity) |
Boar Lane LS1 6HW |
Church of England | I | 1727 | Parish Church in the Parish of Leeds City, along with Leeds Minster. It was built in 1722–7, but the steeple dates from 1839. Now used by the Riverside Church. | |
Jamyang Buddhist and Meditation Centre | 12 York Place LS1 2DS |
Tibetan Buddhist | 29 September 2018 | In the basement. Moved from 31 St Paul's Street. | ||
Leeds Cathedral (Cathedral Church of St Anne) |
Great George Street LS2 8BE | Catholic | II* | 1904 | Officially the Cathedral Church of St Anne, commonly known as Saint Anne's Cathedral, is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Leeds, part of the parish of Mother of Unfailing Help and the seat of the Bishop of Leeds. | |
Leeds General Infirmary Chapel | Great George Street LS1 3EX |
Non-denominational | I | 1868 | In the centre of the (Grade I listed) old buildings of the LGI, dedicated to St Luke. | |
Leeds Minster (Minster and Parish Church of St Peter at Leeds) |
Kirkgate LS2 7DJ |
Church of England | I | 1841 | Formerly Leeds Parish Church, before becoming a Minster in 2012. Now an important church for the new Diocese of Leeds, though neither a cathedral nor a pro-cathedral. | |
Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel | 36 Lower Basinghall Street LS1 5JA |
Unitarian | II* | 1848 | Faces onto City Square, about 200 yards to the north of the current Mill Hill | |
St George's Church | Great George Street LS1 3BR |
Church of England | I | 1838 | Near to Leeds General Infirmary. Its spire was blown down in 1962 and replaced in January 2006. |
Clifford
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Clifford Methodist Church | Nursery Way LS23 6HF |
Methodist | 1848 | The church is situated on Nursery Way close to the centre of the village and is part of the Tadcaster Circuit. It incorporates the Methodist church which recently closed in neighbouring Bramham. Though similar in age to the other churches in Clifford, it is not a Listed Building. | ||
St Edward King and Confessor | Chapel Lane LS23 6HU |
Roman Catholic | II* | 1859 | Building began in 1845 on the site of a former Wesleyan Chapel, consecrated 1859, tower finished 1866. Unusually for an English village, the Catholic church is the "dominant building". | |
St Luke's Church | Bramham Road LS23 6SL |
Church of England | II* | 1842 | At the western end of the village, part of the New Ainsty Deanery in the Diocese of York. |
Collingham
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Collingham Methodist Church | Harewood Road LS22 5BL |
Methodist | The church is part of the Tadcaster Methodist Circuit. It is also known as "The Ramblers' Church". | |||
St. Oswald's Church | Church Lane LS22 5AU |
Church of England | II | Parish church of Collingham with Harewood. |
Colton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Colton Methodist Church | Chapel Yard/Meynell Road LS15 9AH |
Methodist | 1980's | The church was in the former Richmond Hill Methodist Circuit, later renamed Leeds East Circuit, and is now part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit; it is also part of Churches Together in Leeds 15. |
Cookridge
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Cookridge Methodist Church | Tinshill Road, LS16 7DF (corner with Otley Old Road) | Methodist | 1962 | Architects: W F Dawson and Bennett. The church was part of the Leeds (Headingley and West) circuit and is now part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit. | ||
Grace Community Church (Leeds North) | Cookridge Village Hall 45 Moseley Wood Walk LS16 7HQ |
Non-denominational | Part of the Yorkshire Gospel Partnership. | |||
Holy Trinity Church | Tinshill Lane, LS16 7LW | Church of England | 1962 | Architects: Jones, Stocks & Partners |
Cottingley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Cottingley Church | 115 Cottingley Approach LS11 0HJ |
Church of England, United Reformed Church and Methodist | 1981 | Shared church also serves as a community centre. Part of the Anglican parish of Beeston, along with St Mary's, Beeston, and also part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit (formerly Leeds South Circuit). Pastoral support is provided by the URC minister. |
Cross Gates
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Christ Church | Sandiford Close, LS15 8EY |
Evangelical | 1960 | On the corner with Manston Gardens. The Free Church of England (Evangelical Connexion) | ||
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | Kingswear Parade, LS15 8LH |
Mormon | On the corner with the Ring Road A6120 | |||
Cross Gates Methodist Church | Austhorpe Rd LS15 8QR |
Methodist | 1893 | Designed by architect G F Danby, opened 13 May 1893, replacing the former Wesleyan church on an adjacent site. Opposite the Cross Gates Centre and is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit (formerly Leeds East Circuit). | ||
St James the Great Church | Church Lane, Manston, LS15 8JB |
Church of England | II | 1913 | Replaced smaller 1847 building, in Decorated Gothic style by Leeds architect H. S. Chorley. | |
St Theresa of the Child Jesus Church | Station Road, LS15 7JY | Catholic | 1953 | The church is situated opposite Cross Gates railway station and since 2011 has been part of the parish of Blessed John Henry Newman. |
Cross Green
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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St. Hilda's | Cross Green Lane, LS9 0DG | Church of England | II | 1882 | Building fund opened in 1845. Built by Yorkshire architect J. T. Micklethwaite for Anglo-Catholic worship. Church is affiliated to the Mission Society of St. Wilfrid and St Hilda and to Forward in Faith. |
Drighlington
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Drighlington Methodist Church | King St BD11 1EL |
Methodist | 1996 | Part of the North Kirklees and Morley Methodist Circuit. | ||
Moorside Church | Moorside Road BD11 1JB |
Evangelical | ||||
St Paul's Church | Whitehall Road East BD11 1LJ |
Church of England | II | 1876 | Designed by architect William Swinden Barber. Part of the United Benefice of Drighlington and Gildersome. |
East End Park
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Wat Matchimaram | Londesboro Grove (entrance) / Londesboro Terrace (postal address) LS9 9NE | Buddhist | 22 April 2016 | Temple and residence for Thai monks. Formerly Mencap support centre: the rest of the building is still used as Mencap's Hawthorn Family Support Centre. Looks out onto East Park Parade. |
East Keswick
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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East Keswick Methodist Church | Main Street LS17 9EJ |
Methodist | 1891 | Part of the Tadcaster Methodist Circuit. Built "To The Glory of God", and as a memorial to Joseph Laurence, whose academy trained young men for the Methodist Ministry. | ||
St Mary Magdalene Church | Moor Lane LS17 9ES |
Church of England | 1957 | Built as a Chapel of Ease to the Parish Church in Harewood, now part of the parish of Bardsey. |
Farnley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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St Makarios the Great (formerly St Michael and All Angels) Church | Lawns Lane LS12 5ET |
Romanian Orthodox | II | 1885 | Formerly Church of England until 2010. The Anglican congregation relocated to St Michael's Community Church which meets in Hillside Community Centre. The building transferred to the Romanian Orthodox Church on 20 October 2011, an iconostasis (rood screen) consistent with the style of the building and the existing furniture was sculpted in oak in Romania and was installed on Good Friday in 2013, and repairs were completed in July 2015. The parish covers Yorkshire and Greater Manchester and falls under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe based in Paris. | |
St Wilfrid's Church | Whincover Drive LS12 5JW |
Roman Catholic | 1957 | The church has been used by St. Mary's Syro Malabar Catholic Mission since 18 October 2015. |
Farsley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints | 80 Priesthorpe Road LS28 5JR |
Mormon | 1989 | On the junction of Priesthorpe Road and the A6120 Leeds Ring Road | ||
Church of St John the Evangelist | New Street LS28 5DJ |
Church of England | II | 1843 | On the junction of New Street and Old Road. The church has a stained glass window which depicts the figure of Christ in Australian shepherd's garb. Supported by the Friends of St. John's, a secular society working to conserve the historic building and its heritage. | |
Farsley Community Church | Back Lane LS28 5EU |
Methodist/Baptist | 1827 | After the Baptist Church on Bryan Street, Farsley closed down in 2004, the local Baptist congregation signed an agreement with the Methodist church on Back Lane to allow them to share the facilities and use of the church. Part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit, formerly part of the Leeds (Wesley) Circuit. |
Fulneck
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Fulneck Moravian Church | Fulneck | Moravian Church | I | 1744 | The church is situated in the Fulneck Moravian Settlement |
Garforth
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Garforth Evangelical Church | Salem Place 1 Wakefield Road LS25 1AN |
Evangelical | 1872 | Opened 1872 as a Salem Chapel (Methodist) on the left, closed 1969. After commercial use, it was bought the 1980s by Garforth Evangelical Church, who added a brick extension. | ||
Garforth Library | Main Street | The Dayspring Church, part of the Pioneer Church Network, worship first and third Sundays of the month at Garforth Library. | ||||
Garforth Methodist Church | Church Lane LS25 1NW |
Methodist | 1872 | Originally a Wesleyan Chapel. Formerly known as Brunswick Methodist Church until congregations from two other Methodist churches in Garforth amalgamated as their buildings went to other uses. Part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit, formerly Leeds East Circuit. | ||
St Benedict's Church | Aberford Road LS25 1PX |
Roman Catholic | 1998 | The first church on this site was built in 1964 but blew down the week before its official opening. A second building, made out of wood and glass, had to be demolished in 1994. The present church, designed by Vincente Steinlet, was opened on 11 July 1998. | ||
St Mary's Church | Church Lane LS25 1NR |
Church of England | II | 1844 or 1845 | Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin. Architect G. F. Jones in Early English style. Magnesian limestone, slate roof. |
Gildersome
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Ebenezer Methodist Church | Town End LS27 7HF |
Methodist | 1886 | The church is part of the North Kirklees and Morley Circuit. | ||
Gildersome Baptist Church | Church Street | Baptist | II | 1866 | ||
Gildersome Meeting | 75 Street Lane LS27 7HX. |
Quaker | II | 1756 | There was previously a Meeting House at The Nooks in Gildersome, which was built in 1709 and had been sold by 1757. | |
St Peter's Church | Church View LS27 7AF | Church of England | Part of the United Benefice of Drighlington and Gildersome |
Gipton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of the Epiphany | Beech Lane LS9 6SW |
Church of England | I | 1938 | The church was designed by Nugent Cachemaille-Day and completed in 1938 with the construction of the surrounding estate. | |
St Nicholas Church | Oakwood Lane, LS9 6QY | Catholic | 1961 | The church is part of the parish of Blessed Edmund Sykes and was built to serve the area's large Irish population. |
Guiseley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guiseley Baptist Church | Oxford Road LS20 9AS |
Baptist | ||||
Guiseley Methodist Church | Oxford Road | Methodist | The church is part of the Wharfedale and Aireborough Circuit | |||
St Oswald's Church, Guiseley | The Green | Church of England | I | Part of the parish of Guiseley with Esholt. The marriage of the parents of the Brontë sisters, Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell, took place in the church on 29 December 1812. |
Halton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christ Church | Chapel Street, LS15 7RW | Methodist and United Reformed Church | A Local Ecumenical Partnership church formed in 1989, formerly part of Leeds East Circuit, now part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit, and part of the Leeds URC Partnership. | |||
Kingdom Hall | 31A Chapel Street, LS15 7RN | Jehovah's Witnesses | ||||
St Wilfrid's | Selby Road LS15 7NP | Church of England | 1939 | Designed by architect A. Randall Wells, with furnishings by Eric Gill. |
Halton Moor
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corpus Christi Church | Neville Road LS9 0HD | Roman Catholic | 1962 | The church was opened as a daughter church to the now closed Mount St. Mary's Church in neighbouring Richmond Hill. Clergy were from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate until 2008 and the church is now part of the parish of Blessed John Henry Newman. The church has a large high school, Corpus Christi Catholic College, and a primary school adjacent to it. |
Harehills
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic | 50 Gledhow Road LS8 5ES |
Pentecostal | 1983 | On the corner with Gledhow Terrace. Originally built 1900 as a chapel for the Churches of Christ | ||
Jamia Tul Batool Islamic Centre and Mosque | 7 Beck Rd LS8 4EJ |
Islam (Sunni) | Licensed for marriages. | |||
Markazi Jamia Masjid Bilal (Harehills Mosque) | Conway Rd, LS8 5JH | Islam (Barelvi) | 1999 | Moved from site on Harehills Place to present building off Harehills Lane. | ||
Masjid Al Towbah | 2 Whitfield Street LS8 5AJ |
Islam (Salafi) | 2008 | Al Towbah Islamic Centre functions as mosque and madrasa | ||
Masjid-e-Quba | 24 Shepherds Lane, LS8 4LH | Islam (Deobandi) | 2015 | Al Hassan Education Centre is co-located | ||
New Testament Church of God | 3 Easterly Road, LS8 2TN | Pentecostal | 1984 | Formerly the Third Church of Christ Scientist built in 1927, worship registration cancelled in November 1984. The New Testament Church of God was first established in Louis Street, Harehills, in 1959 and moved to this building in May 1985. | ||
Shah Jalal Mosque | 25-27 Ellers Road, LS8 4JH. | Islam (Deobandi) | 2004 | Bangladeshi Islamic Society is co-located. Men only. | ||
St Aidan's Church | Roundhay Road LS8 5QD |
Church of England | II* | 1894 | ||
St Augustine of Canterbury Church | Harehills Road LS8 5HR |
Catholic | 1936 | The chaplain to the Eritrean community in Leeds is also based here. Services held for Kerala Malayalam, Ukrainian and Zimbabwean communities and in Latin. Twinned with St. Thomas More Parish, Itaka, in the Diocese of Mbeya in Tanzania. | ||
St Cyprian with St James | Coldcotes Avenue LS9 6ND |
Church of England | 1959 | At the corner of Bellbrooke Avenue. St Cyprian's Church originally opened as a district mission church in the parish of St Agnes, Burmantofts on 3 October 1903. The first building was a wooden hut set on brick foundations. The congregation at St Cyprian's was enlarged when St James's Church at Cross York Street, Leeds, was closed in February 1949. The church was licensed for the conduct of marriage services from 1950 and the new parish of St Cyprian with St James, Harehills, was formed in April 1959. The temporary church was replaced by the new brick church of St Cyprian with St James in 1959. | ||
St James' University Hospital Chapel | Beckett Street LS8 5HS |
Non-denominational | II | 1861 | Part of St James' University Hospital | |
St Wilfrid's Church | Chatsworth Road LS8 3QR |
Church of England | 1927 | |||
Trinity United Church | Banstead Terrace West LS8 5PL |
United Reformed and Methodist | 1983 | On junction with Roundhay Road. It overlooks Banstead Park and is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit. The Zimbabwean Methodist Fellowship also meets at this church. | ||
United Afghan Community Centre and Mosque | 229 Roundhay Road LS8 4HS |
Islam (Deobandi) | 2012 | First floor rooms above a shop. Men only. |
Harewood
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harewood Stupa | Grounds of Harewood House | Buddhist | 2004 | Buddhist monument built by monks from Bhutan. It was formally consecrated in 2005 by Lama Baso Karpo. Many Lamas from India and Nepal have visited the stupa to make offerings and lead prayers. |
Hawksworth (LS5)
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary the Blessed Virgin Church | Hawksworth Avenue LS5 3PN |
Church of England | II | 1935 | Knapped flint with sandstone dressings and a Westmorland slate roof. One of two churches in the Parish of Moor Grange and Hawksworth Wood, the other being St Andrew the Apostle. |
Hawksworth (LS20)
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawksworth Methodist Church | Main Street LS20 8NX |
Methodist | 1903 | The church is part of the Wharfedale and Aireborough Circuit. |
Headingley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ebenezer Chapel | 15 Grove Lane LS6 4DP |
Baptist | 1967 | Ebenezer Particular Baptist Chapel, affiliated to the Gospel Standard Baptists. | ||
Hinsley Hall Chapel | 62 Headingley Lane LS6 2BX |
Catholic | 1998 | Though originally a Methodist college, it is now owned by Leeds Catholic Diocese, who added the chapel in 1998. | ||
South Parade Baptist Church | South Parade LS6 3LF |
Baptist | 1909 | Opposite the junction with St Michael's Lane. Leeds Arabic Christian Fellowship also meets at South Parade Baptist Church. Became Cornerstone Baptist Church in 2020, "one church with three sites", Cragg Hill in Horsforth, Headingley, and the Copperbeech Hub in Bramley. | ||
St Chad's Church | Otley Road | Church of England | II* | 1868 | Parish church of Far Headingley. Part of Churches Together in Headingley. It has been used on many occasions as a Yorkshire Television filming location. | |
St Columba's Church | Headingley Lane | United Reformed | 1966 | Part of Churches Together in Headingley and the Leeds Partnership of United Reformed Churches. "The principal facades are to the north because they were intended to face a new Headingley bypass road which was never built." From 7 May 2022 it has been served by the Leeds URC Partnership's Ministry Team. | ||
St Luke's Church | Alma Road | Lutheran | 1985 | Converted from a house | ||
St Michael and All Angels Church | Headingley Lane | Church of England | II* | 1886 | Headingley parish church. | |
St Michael's Parish Hall | 7 St Michael's Rd LS6 3AW |
Church of England | Used by Leeds Chinese Gospel Church Strings of Life Christian Ministry for Sunday services. | |||
St Urban's Church | Grove Road LS6 4AQ | Catholic | 1963 | In 2010 the parishes of St Urban's, Headingley and Our Lady of Lourdes, Burley merged as the Parish of St. Jeanne Jugan. | ||
Wat Buddharam Thai Temple | 45 Cliff Road LS6 2ET |
Buddhist | Formerly a hotel, the Cliff Lawn, and originally the house of a Victorian mill owner. |
Holbeck
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cloverleaf Christian Centre | 18 Brown Lane West LS11 0DN |
Non-denominational | 2014 | Headquarters of Cloverleaf World Ltd. | ||
St. Francis of Assisi Church | Bismarck Street LS11 6TN |
Roman Catholic | Part of the parish of St. Maximillian Kolbe. |
Horsforth
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brethren's Meeting Room | Brownberrie Lane, LS18 5HD | Plymouth Brethren | 2007 | Brethren's Meeting Room according to sign outside. Called Horsforth Gospel Hall by the Charity Commission, Church by Leeds City Council. Replaced an earlier Gospel Hall. | ||
Central Methodist Church | Town Street | Methodist | The church was formerly a Primitive Methodist chapel and still retains internal signage pertaining to the Primitive Methodist church. The church was part of the Leeds (Wesley) Circuit and is now part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit. | |||
Cragg Hill Baptist Church | 18 Cragg Hill LS18 4NU |
Baptist | II | 1803 | Part of Cornerstone Baptist Church in 2020, "one church with three sites", along with South Parade Baptist Church, Headingley, and the Copperbeech Hub in Bramley. A member of Horsforth Churches Together. | |
Emmanuel Baptist Church | Hall Lane LS18 5JE |
Baptist | 2014 | Former St Margaret's Parish Church Hall, rented from 2014, bought 2016. | ||
Grove Methodist Church | Town Street | Methodist | II | 1868 | The church is part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit. The church is accessible from New Street. | |
Kingdom Hall of the Jehovahs Witnesses | Calverley Lane | Jehovahs Witnesses | ||||
Leeds Trinity University Chapel | Brownberrie Lane LS18 5HD | Roman Catholic | 1968 | Opened and dedicated on 13 July 1968 by Archbishop George Dwyer of Birmingham. | ||
Lister Hill Baptist Church | Brownberrie Lane | Baptist | ||||
St James' Church | Low Lane | Church of England | II | 1848 | ||
St Margaret's Church | Church Lane | Church of England | II | 1877 | ||
St Mary's Church | Broadgate Lane | Roman Catholic | Part of the parish of Our Lady of Kirkstall | |||
Woodside Methodist Church | Outwood Lane | Methodist | The church is part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit. | |||
Willow Green Christian Fellowship | Parkside LS18 4DJ |
Hunslet
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gospel Hall | Bedford Row LS10 1BZ |
Gospel Hall Assemblies | 1932 | |||
Hunslet Baptist Church | Low Road LS10 1QR |
Baptist | 1837 | |||
Hunslet Church of the Nazarene |
Lupton Street LS10 2QR |
Church of the Nazarene | Successor to the Derbyshire Street Mission (1904) | |||
Hunslet Gathering | Involve Centre Whitfield Avenue LS10 2QE |
Church of England | "A new Anglican Church" or "church plant", led by St Luke's Holbeck (see Beeston above), which meets on the third Sunday of each month. | |||
Hunslet Methodist Church | Telford Terrace LS10 2HR |
Methodist | The church is part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit. | |||
Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army | Hunslet Hall Road LS11 6QB |
Salvation Army | Built prior to 1964. | |||
St Mary the Virgin Church | Church Street | Church of England | II | 1864 | The spire is the only remaining original part, with the rest being rebuilt in the 20th century. John Wesley preached here on 30 July 1769. |
Hyde Park
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Hallows Church | 24 Regent Terrace LS6 1NP |
Church of England | 1974 | Replaced an 1886 building damaged by fire. See leodis.net Part of the benefice of Leeds St. Margaret and All Hallows. Open land in front of the church is being used to form All Hallows' Community Garden. | ||
Bethel Apostolic Church | Victoria Road, LS6 1AS | Pentecostal | II | 1886 | Stone fronted, but the body of the church is in red brick | |
Hindu Temple | 36 Alexandra Rd, LS6 1RF | Hindu | 1968 | Operated by Leeds Hindu Charitable Trust | ||
Leeds Grand Mosque | 9 Woodsley Road, LS6 1SN | Islam | 1965 | The mosque was formerly Sacred Heart Catholic Church, changed to a mosque in 1994. According to a Leeds City Council planning department the building is "of a distinctive modernist design". | ||
St Augustine's Church, Wrangthorn | Hyde Park Terrace LS6 1BJ |
Church of England | II | 1871 | Situated on the corner of Hyde Park Road and Hyde Park Terrace, funded by the Leeds Church Extension Society. Part of the benefice of Woodhouse and Wrangthorn. The parish was established in 1865. |
Ireland Wood
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church | 52 Otley Old Road LS16 6HW |
Roman Catholic | 1953 | Part of the parish of Our Lady of Kirkstall | ||
St Paul's Church | Raynel Drive, LS16 6BS | Church of England | 1965 | Octagonal in form, funded by the Leeds Church Extension Society |
Killingbeck
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Killingbeck Cemetery Chapel | York Road | Roman Catholic | Located at centre of Killingbeck Cemetery. The cemetery was established by the Catholic Burial Board in 1895. |
Kirkstall
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | Vesper Road LS5 3NX |
Mormon | Known as Leeds First Ward. A ward is a local congregation in the LDS Church. | |||
Redeemed Christian Church of God | 15-17 Walter Street LS4 2BB | Pentecostal | Also known as the Everlasting Father's Assembly, and the building as the Land of Mercy. | |||
St Stephen's Church, Kirkstall | Morris Lane LS5 3HF |
Church of England | II | 1829 | Situated on high ground overlooking Kirkstall Abbey. |
Kippax
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kippax Methodist Church | Chapel Lane LS25 7HA | Methodist | 1970s | The church is part of the Aire and Calder Methodist Circuit. The current building replaced the now-demolished Wesleyan Chapel on the opposite side of the road. | ||
St Mary's Church | Leeds Road LS25 7HF | Church of England | I | 1125 | Extensive 19th century restoration; part of the Team Benefice of Allerton Bywater, Kippax and Swillington. The church contains the remains of an Anglo-Danish Cross shaft. |
Lincoln Green
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Achiever's Faith | Cherry Row, LS9 7LY | Pentecostal | 2006 | The chapel is a room above the cafes | ||
Lincoln Green Mosque | Cherry Row, LS9 7LY | Sunni Islam | 2009 | The mosque is located by the junction with Lincoln Road |
Little London
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Souls' Church | Blackman Lane, LS7 1LW | Church of England | II* | 1880 | Built by public subscription in one of the poorest districts of Leeds, and designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. | |
Little London Community Centre | Oatland Lane, LS7 1SP | Evangelical | Resurrection Power of Jesus Ministry meets on Fridays and Sundays. |
Mabgate
Meanwood
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy Trinity Church | Church Lane LS6 4NP | Church of England | II | 1864 | Meanwood Methodist Church now also worships at Holy Trinity Church. | |
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses | Stainbeck Road LS7 2QY | Jehovah's Witnesses | ||||
Meanwood Methodist Church | Monkbridge Road, junction with Green Road | Methodist, now Iglesia ni Cristo | II | 1881, extended 1886 | Formerly part of the Leeds South and West Methodist circuit, the church was closed in October 2014 and the church community now worships at Holy Trinity Church in Meanwood. The building is now used by the Iglesia ni Cristo church. | |
Meanwood Valley Baptist Church | c/o Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, Sugarwell Road, Meanwood LS7 2QG | Baptist | The church meets at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Epicentre most Sunday mornings. | |||
Stainbeck United Reformed Church | Stainbeck Road LS7 2PP |
United Reformed Church | 1931 | By the corner with Stainbeck Lane. Part of the Leeds Mission and Care Group of URC churches. From 7 May 2022 it has been served by the Leeds URC Partnership's Ministry Team. |
Methley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Methley Methodist Church | Main Street, Mickletown, LS26 9JE | Methodist | 1888 | The church is part of the Aire and Calder Methodist Circuit. | ||
Saint Oswald's Church | Church Side, LS26 9BJ | Church of England | I | 14th century | Parish church. Formerly had a spire, but this was removed for safety in 1937. |
Micklefield
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary the Virgin | Old Great North Road LS25 4AG |
Church of England | 1861 | Located in the northern part of the village known as "Old Micklefield". Part of the benefice of Aberford with Micklefield and the Sherburn in Elmet Group of Parishes. The church has a memorial to the 63 victims of the Peckfield Colliery disaster and a plaque dedicated to the victims' widows. On the site of a former Chapel of Ease, demolished 1860. |
Middleton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Middleton Park Baptist Church | Middleton Park Avenue LS10 4HT |
Baptist | The church is situated on Middleton Park Avenue in the heart of the Middleton council estate. | |||
St. Cross Church | Middleton Park Avenue | Church of England | 1933 | Funded by the Leeds Church Extension Society, the church was opened in 1933 to serve the new Middleton council estate. In 1935 it became a separate parish rather than a mission church of St. Mary's. | ||
St. Mary the Virgin Church | Town Street | Church of England | II | 1846 | The church was completed in 1846; prior to that Middleton was in the parish of Rothwell. | |
St Phillip's Church | St Philip's Avenue | Catholic | The church is part of the parish of St. Margaret Clitherow and situated on St. Philip's Avenue to the north of the Estate. |
Moortown and Moor Allerton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baab-ul-Ilm Mosque | 166 Shadwell Lane LS17 8AD |
Muslim | 2004 | Name means "Gateway to Knowledge" and incorporates facilities for prayers, educational and social activities. Next door to the Lubavitch Centre and opposite the UHC synagogue. | ||
Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue | 399 Street Lane LS17 6HQ |
Orthodox Judaism | 1969 | Previously located at Templar Street in the original Jewish quarter in Leeds (1874), then in St. Alban's Street until 1886, then in Upper Hope Street, then moved to Newton Road, Chapeltown (1937), then to current location in 1969. | ||
Etz Chaim Synagogue | 411 Harrogate Road LS17 7BY |
Orthodox Judaism | 1981 | Architect: Stuart Leventhall | ||
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church | 294 Harrogate Road LS17 6LE |
Roman Catholic | 1959 | Immaculate Heart parish was the first new parish to be established in Leeds after the Second World War. Two mass centres, the Queen's Arms in Harrogate Road and the Corner House Social Club in Moortown, were previously in use and from 1945 The Grange, now part of St Gemma's Hospice, was used. The present church was consecrated in 1959. Now part of the Parish of Saint John Mary Vianney. | ||
Iqra Centre | 4-6 Carr Manor Crescent LS17 5DH |
Muslim | 2001 | A branch of the UK Islamic Mission (UKIM). | ||
Lingfield Centre | Lingfield Hill LS17 7EJ | Muslim | 2016 | Community centre including prayer room for 70 worshippers, also part of the UK Islamic Mission. | ||
Lubavitch Centre | 168 Shadwell Lane LS17 8AD |
Orthodox Judaism | 1986 | Opened as a cultural centre here in 1986. Date of commencement as a synagogue not known. Notable for its large Hanukkah menorah. | ||
Moortown Baptist Church | 204 King Lane LS17 6AA |
Baptist | Corner of King Lane and Stonegate Road | |||
Moortown Methodist Church Centre | Alderton Rise LS17 5LH |
Currently used by Showers of Mercy Ministries International, Lighthouse Chapel and Leeds Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church. | 1953 | Not used for Methodist services since September 2015. The North Leeds Foodbank used the premises for food distribution until February 2019. | ||
St Gemma's Hospice Chapel | 329 Harrogate Road LS17 6QD |
Non-denominational | 1982 | The Hospice Chapel is in the main reception area: a multi-faith space open for anyone to use day or night. Regular Roman Catholic, Church of England and Methodist/Free Church services. | ||
St John the Evangelist Church | Harrogate Road LS17 7BZ |
Church of England | II | 1853 | Part of the Moor Allerton and Shadwell Team Ministry. The adjacent Church Hall, originally a school room, was built in the same style as the church but opened two years later in 1855. | |
St Stephen's Church | Cranmer Road LS17 5PX |
Church of England | 1954 | The church is situated off King Lane and was built to serve the Moor Allerton council estate. Part of the Moor Allerton and Shadwell parish and served by the Moor Allerton and Shadwell Team Ministry. A cross outside the church commemorates a Franciscan Mission held at the church in September 1964. | ||
UHC Synagogue | 151 Shadwell Lane LS17 8DW |
Orthodox Judaism | 1986 | Formerly the United Hebrew Congregation Leeds synagogue |
Morley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Methodist Church | Wesley Street LS27 9EE |
Methodist | II | 1862 | The church, originally known as Queen Street Wesleyan Methodist Church, forms part of the North Kirklees and Morley Methodist Circuit | |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | 63 Bridge Street LS27 OEX |
Mormon | ||||
Newlands Methodist Church | Albert Drive LS27 8SE |
Methodist | The church forms part of the North Kirklees and Morley Methodist Circuit | |||
St Andrew's Church | St Andrew's Avenue, Bruntcliffe | Church of England | 1891 | Part of the benefice of Morley. | ||
St Francis of Assisi Church | Corporation Street, Morley | Roman Catholic | Part of the Parish of St William of York and the Leeds South West Deanery. | |||
St Mary in the Woods Church | Troy Road LS27 8HY |
United Reformed | II | 1878 | ||
St Paul's Church | King Street LS27 9ES |
Church of England | Parish legal name is St. Paul, Morley, Townend. Known as "the church on the spoil heap", as the hill on which it stands is not a natural hill but the spoil heap of Morley Railway Tunnel. Part of the benefice of Morley. | |||
St Peter's Church | Rooms Lane LS27 9NX |
Church of England | II | 1840s | The church is a commissioners' church. A charismatic/evangelical church, part of the benefice of Morley. |
New Farnley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St James' and St Michael's Church | Whitehall Road LS12 5AA | Church of England | 1959 | Image shows St James' church, which is now a multi-purpose community building including St James' and St Michael's church services. Part of the Benefice of Wortley and Farnley. |
Osmondthorpe
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Philip's Church | 86 Osmondthorpe Lane, LS9 9EF | Church of England | 1933 | Architect F. L. Charlton. Early English style: brick facings over reinforced concrete arched trusses. Awarded the RIBA West Yorkshire Medal in 1936. The altar and interior woodwork are by Robert Thompson, the 'Mouseman'. |
Otley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Saints' Church | Kirkgate | Church of England | I | The 'Navvies Monument', a monument to the navvies who died building the Bramhope Tunnel, is situated outside the church. | ||
Beech Hill Church | 20-24 Beech Hill, Westgate LS21 3AS |
Evangelical | II | 2021 | Formerly Artamis Gifts, Carole's Dress Shop and Beech Hill Studios, became home to Beech Hill Church (the new name for Bethel Evangelical Church) in 2021. Listed building along with the property at 18 Beech Hill. | |
Bridge Street United Reformed Church | Bridge Street LS21 1RW |
United Reformed | II | 1899 | The church was a Congregational church, known as the Duncan Cathedral, prior to the formation of the United Reformed Church in 1972. | |
Cross Green Gospel Hall | Cross Green | Brethren | This was originally a Quaker Meeting House built in the 1890s. | |||
Otley Methodist Church | Walkergate LS21 1HB |
Methodist | II | 1870s | The church is part of the eastern cluster of Wharfedale and Aireborough Circuit. As of November 2022[update] the property is for sale. | |
Otley Spiritualist Church | New Market | Spiritualist | ||||
Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Church | Bridge Street | Roman Catholic |
Oulton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Oulton Methodist Church | 63 Aberford Road LS26 8HS | Methodist | 1860 | |||
St John the Evangelist's Church | Leeds Road LS26 8JU | Church of England | II* | 1829 | Currently (2018) not in use due to water damage, but under repair. |
Pool-in-Wharfedale
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Pool-in-Wharfedale Methodist Church | Main Street, Pool-in-Wharfedale | Methodist | The church is part of the Wharfedale and Aireborough Circuit. | |||
St Wilfrid's Church | Main Street, Pool-in-Wharfedale | Church of England | II | 1840s. |
Potternewton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Harehills Lane Baptist Church | Harehills Lane LS8 4HA |
Baptist | 1928 | |||
St Martin's Church | St Martin's View LS7 3LB |
Church of England | II | 1881 | The church was designed by Park Row-based architectural consultants Adams and Kelly, and built between 1879 and 1881. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon on 19 April 1881. The altar came from the demolished Christ Church in Meadow Lane, Hunslet in 1973, and the stone war memorial on the south side of the churchyard came from St Clement's Church in Sheepscar in 1974. | |
Three Hierarchs Church | Harehills Avenue LS8 4HD |
Greek Orthodox (formerly Methodist) | II | 1906 |
Pudsey
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes | |
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Kingdom Hall | Richardshaw Lane LS28 7ND |
Jehovah's Witnesses | West side, on the corner with Primrose Hill. | ||||
Pudsey United Reformed Church | School Street LS28 8PN |
United Reformed Church | |||||
St Andrew's Church | Robin Lane LS28 7BR |
Methodist | 1901 | The church is part of the Leeds South and West Circuit and was originally a Primitive Methodist church. | |||
St Joseph's Church | The Lanes LS28 7AZ |
Roman Catholic | The church is of twentieth century build and is situated on The Lanes, away from the centre of Pudsey. It serves the Catholic community living in Pudsey, Swinnow, Stanningley, Farsley, Woodhall, Fulneck and Troydale. | ||||
St Lawrence and St. Paul's Church | Church Lane LS28 8BE | Church of England | II | 1821 | The church is Pudsey parish church and a Commissioners' church |
Rawdon
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Friends Meeting House (Quaker) | Quakers Lane, LS19 6HU | Society of Friends | II | 1697 | ||
St Peter's Church | Town Street, LS19 6QZ | Church of England | II | 1684 | ||
Trinity Church | Aireborough New Road Side, LS19 6QZ | Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed | II | 1846 | This church is the former Benton Congregational Church (1846), being renamed in 1972 by the three groups who now share it. |
Richmond Hill
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Christ Temple of Worship Church | 20 Shannon Street LS9 8SS |
Pentecostal | Registered Charity no. 1154417 details | |||
Deeper Life Bible Church | 18 Shannon Road LS9 8SS |
Evangelical | 2006 | Began as a group at the University of Leeds in 1991, then used various rooms, getting its own premises in 2006. | ||
Glory Fire Church | Curtis House Business Centre, 4 Berking Avenue LS9 9LF |
Part of the ‘Supernatural Global Network’ family of churches under the "spiritual covering" of Apostle Guillermo Maldonado and King Jesus International Ministry, Miami, USA. | ||||
Newbourne Methodist Church | Upper Accommodation Road, LS9 8JL | Methodist | 1971 | The church is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit (formerly Leeds East Circuit), and is also used by God's International Deliverance Church (GIDC) for services conducted in Ghanaian | ||
St Saviour Church | Ellerby Road | Church of England | I | 1845 |
Rothwell
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Holy Trinity Church | Wood Lane Rothwell | Church of England | II | 1873 | There has been a church since 1150, but the current building dates mainly from 1873. | |
Rothwell Baptist Church | Wood Lane, LS26 0PG | Baptist | Between Wood Lane and Haigh Road. A hall has existed there for over 90 years, but the present building dates from 2008. | |||
Rothwell Methodist Church | Butcher Hill, LS26 0DB | Methodist | The church is part of the Aire and Calder Methodist Circuit. | |||
St Mary's Church | 40 Park Lane, LS26 0ES | Roman Catholic |
Roundhay
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leeds-Oakwood Christadelphians | North Lane LS8 2LX |
Christadelphian | Mid-1960's | The congregation was formed in 1940 and met initially in rented rooms in Chapel Allerton and Oakwood. | ||
Lidgett Lane Community Centre | Lidgett Lane Community Centre, Lidgett Lane LS17 6QP |
Nondenominational Christianity | All Nations Community Church uses a room in the Community Centre on Sundays. | |||
Lidgett Park Methodist Church | Lidgett Place LS8 1HS |
Methodist | II | 1926 | The church is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit and the Circuit Office is based there. The church produces a monthly magazine called The Link. Ecumenical partnerships are in place with St Edmunds and St Andrews. | |
Oakwood Church | Springwood Road LS8 2QA | Methodist and Church of England | 1986 | A Methodist-Anglican Partnership, joint with St John's Church of England Parish, in the Methodist church building (formerly Roundhay Methodist Church) since 1 December 2013. Part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit. | ||
Roundhay Parochial Hall | Fitzroy Drive LS8 4AB |
Muslim and Evangelical | 1928 | Hosts worship by the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Association UK on Fridays and Roundhay Evangelical Church on Sundays. | ||
Quaker Meeting House | 136 Street Lane LS8 2BW | Quaker | 1957 | Converted bungalow (1931) | ||
Sinai Synagogue | Roman Avenue LS8 2AN | Reform Judaism | 1960 | Designed by Halpern & Associates of London. Extended 1985. | ||
St Andrew's Church | Shaftsbury Avenue LS8 1DS | United Reformed | II | 1908 | In ecumenical partnership with Lidgett Park Methodist Church. Part of the Leeds Mission and Care Group (URC) and the Leeds Dementia Alliance. From 7 May 2022 it has been served by the Leeds URC Partnership's Ministry Team. | |
St Edmund's Church | Lidgett Park Road LS8 1JN | Church of England | II | 1910 | In ecumenical partnership with Lidgett Park Methodist Church. | |
Third Church of Christ, Scientist | Devonshire Croft, Devonshire Lane, LS8 1AY | Christian Science | 1990s |
Scholes
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
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Scholes Methodist Church | Main Street LS15 4DJ | Methodist | 1879 | The church is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit, formerly Leeds East Circuit. | ||
St Philip's Church | Main Street LS15 4DJ | Church of England | 1966 |
Scott Hall
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Potternewton Centre | Potternewton View LS7 2DW |
Baptist | Used by Chapel Allerton Baptist Church (Chapel A) as its Sunday venue since 2017; previously the church met at Chapel Allerton Primary School. Chapel A is part of the Yorkshire Baptist Association and the Baptist Union of Great Britain. | |||
Scott Hall Church | 9 Scott Hall Grove, LS7 3JH | Evangelical | 1970s | Previously Scott Hall Christian Fellowship |
Seacroft
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of the Ascension | Ironwood Approach LS14 6EW | Forward in Faith | 1961 | It is still owned by the Church of England although they have vacated it as of January 2012 (reducing their number of churches on the estate from three to two). It is now used by Forward in Faith. | ||
Our Lady of Good Counsel | Kentmere Avenue LS14 6QY |
Roman Catholic | 1954 | The parish was established as an offshoot of St Theresa's in Cross Gates in 1954. The first services were held in a builders’ canteen using the oven as an improvised altar. Later the newly-completed school hall was used. The church uses an Italian Romanesque style and was designed by Desmond Williams of architects Arthur Farebrother & Partners. It opened in 1960. Part of the parish of Blessed Edmund Sykes. | ||
Seacroft Congregational Church | 134 Brooklands Avenue LS14 6RS |
United Reformed | 1951 | Seacroft Congregational Church is on Brooklands Avenue and was built in 1951 along with the surrounding estate. | ||
Seacroft Methodist Church | 1081 York Road LS14 6JB |
Methodist | 1980 | The church is part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit, formerly Leeds East Circuit. The new church was built as an extension to the 1874 building, which is now used by Chapel FM. A community organisation, South Seacroft Friends and Neighbours shares the use of the premises. | ||
St James' Church | Seacroft Green LS14 6JJ |
Church of England | II | 1846 | The church sits on the village green and dates from the area's days as a village before the development of the Seacroft estate. | |
St Richard's Church | Kentmere Avenue LS14 1BN |
Church of England | c1950s | The church is situated on the corner of Kentmere Avenue and Ramshead Hill. Along with St Paul's at Whinmoor it forms part of the Parish of St James. |
Shadwell
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shadwell Methodist Church | Main Street, LS17 8HN | Methodist | 1892 | The original chapel (1814) is now the library. | ||
St Paul's Church | Main Street LS17 8HD | Church of England | II | 1842 | Part of the Moor Allerton and Shadwell Team Ministry. |
Sheepscar
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunamis International Gospel Centre | Sterling House 1 Sheepscar Court Northside Business Park LS7 2BB |
Pentecostal | ||||
His Majesties House | 8-10 Chapeltown Road | Non-denominational | Meets at Ramgarhia Sports Centre on Sunday afternoons, entrance is on Roundhay Road | |||
Leeds Central Seventh-day Adventist Church | 169 Meanwood Rd LS7 1JW |
Seventh-day Adventist | (1894) | Originally a Primitive Methodist Chapel, which was opened in 1894 | ||
Mountain of Fire and Miracles | 62B Roseville Road LS8 5DR |
Non-denominational | Part of Mountain of Fire and Miracles International | |||
Redeemed Christian Church of God Power Connections Church | 236 Meanwood Road LS7 2AH |
Evangelical | ||||
The Redeemed Evangelical Mission - City of Praise | 5 Sheepscar Court, Meanwood Road LS7 2BB |
Evangelical | Formerly at 12 Sheepscar Street South |
Stanningley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St John's Methodist Church | Bright Street LS28 6NJ |
Methodist | 1886 | |||
St Thomas' Church | Town Street LS28 6NB |
Church of England | II | 1841 | ||
The Oak Church | 54, Bradford Road LS28 6EF |
Evangelical | 2015 | Part of Mosaic Church, Leeds. A weekly foodbank also operates from the church building. |
Swarcliffe
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Gregory's Church | Swarcliffe Drive, LS14 5AW | Roman Catholic | 1970 | Since 2011 the church has been part of the parish of Blessed John Henry Newman. | ||
Swarcliffe Baptist Church | Mill Green Road, LS14 5JU | Baptist | 1970s | On the corner of Mill Green Road and Mill Green Place. Part wooden and part brick. Also known as Swarcliffe Streams Baptist Church. The church was established in 1957. |
Swillington
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary's Church | Wakefield Road, LS26 8DS | Church of England | II | c. 1360 | Part of the Team Benefice of Allerton Bywater, Kippax and Swillington. |
Swinnow
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christ the Saviour Church | 1 Swinnow Walk, LS13 4NP | Church of England | 1959 | Part of the parish of St Thomas, Stanningley | ||
St Mark's Methodist Church | Swinnow Lane LS13 4RG | Methodist | Part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit |
Thorner
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Peter's Church | Church View LS14 3ED |
Church of England | II* | 15th century |
Thorp Arch
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Saints' Church | Church Causeway LS23 7AH |
Church of England | II | 12th century | The church is situated on Church Causeway outside of the village. It is of twelfth century origin, although most of the building dates from its restoration by George Edmund Street in 1871–72. Part of the Lower Wharfe Group of Parishes. | |
HM Prison Wealstun | Church Causeway LS23 7AZ |
Non-denominational | 2005 | The chapel was dedicated on 1 November 2005. |
Tingley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hope Church | 45 Thirlmere Drive WF3 1PU |
May 2014 | Part of a church planting initiative called "Connected". The address belongs to Ardsley Church of the Nazarene. | |||
Tingley Methodist Church | Westerton Road WF3 1BD |
Methodist | Part of the Morley and North Kirklees Methodist Circuit |
Walton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Peter's Church | Main Street, LS23 7DJ | Church of England | II* | St. Peter's, in the Parish of Lower Wharfe, is part of the Benefice of Bramham in the Diocese of York. The church is believed to have been built in the year 1350. |
Weetwood
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hollin House | Weetwood Avenue LS16 5NG |
Church of England | Home and office of the Bishop of Leeds: the chapel is occasionally available for use by church groups. |
West Park
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church of the Assumption of Our Lady | Spen Lane LS16 5EL |
Roman Catholic | 1957 | Part of the parish of Our Lady of Kirkstall | ||
St Andrew the Apostle | Butcher Hill, Moor Grange LS16 5HQ |
Church of England | 1968 | On the corner of Butcher Hill and Old Oak Drive; part of the parish of St Mary, Hawksworth Wood and served by the Abbeylands Team Ministry. There are currently no services held at this church. | ||
West Park United Reformed Church | Spen Lane, LS16 5BB | United Reformed Church | 1937 | On the corner of Spen Lane and West Park Drive. Formerly West Park Congregational Church. From 7 May 2022 it has been served by the Leeds URC Partnership's Ministry Team. |
Wetherby
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Church on the Corner | Hallfield Estate | Church of England | 1873 | The Church on the Corner is a Church of England place of worship in the grounds of Wetherby Cemetery and built on land granted by the Burial Board. It was originally a mortuary chapel. It is situated next to a near-identical chapel of rest. | ||
St James' Church | Church Street LS22 6LP 53°55′47″N 1°23′11″W / 53.9298°N 1.3864°W |
Church of England | II | 1842 | St James' Church is Wetherby's parish church and the largest church structure in the town. | |
St Joseph's Church | Westgate | Catholic | 1882 | Its extension in 1987 won the Leeds Prize for architecture that year. | ||
Wetherby Methodist Church | Bank Street | Methodist | 1829 | Replaced earlier chapels on North Street (now demolished) and Victoria Street (now converted to commercial premises). The church is part of the Tadcaster Circuit. It was refurbished in 2012. | ||
Wetherby Salvation Army Church | Campus of Wetherby High School Hallfield Lane |
Salvation Army | The buildings were formerly part of HMS Ceres. |
Whinmoor
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Paul's Church | Whinmoor Crescent LS14 1EG |
Church of England | Part of Seacroft Parish |
Whitkirk
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary's Church | Selby Road, LS15 0AA | Church of England | I | 15th Century | Parish Church. |
Woodhouse
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahlulbayt Cultural Centre | 35 Hanover Square, LS3 1BQ | Islam Shia | Formerly Hanover Square Methodist Chapel (1847). Main Iraq/Iranian mosque in Leeds | |||
Blenheim Baptist Church | Blackman Lane LS2 9ER |
Baptist | Located at the base of Broadcast Tower, also known as "The Rusty Building", which is part of Leeds Beckett University. Replaced previous church building which closed in 2007. Twinned with First Baptist Church of Richardson, Texas. | |||
Cemetery Lodge | Off Clarendon Road on the University of Leeds campus | Muslim | II | The building contains a Muslim Prayer Room for the north side of the campus. | ||
Central Leeds (Carlton Hill) Meeting | 188 Woodhouse Lane LS2 9DX |
Society of Friends | 1987 | Replaced the former Carlton Hill Meeting House lower down Woodhouse Lane, which is now part of Leeds Metropolitan University | ||
Claire Chapel | Emmanuel Centre, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane | Christian | While the building in which it is housed is a former church, it is not as a whole a place of worship. However a small chapel has been constructed making use of one of the stained glass windows. | |||
Gateway Church, formerly St Mark's Church | St Mark's Street LS2 9AF |
Evangelical | II | 2014 | Built as a Church of England Commissioners' Church in 1826, became redundant in 2005+. The church was used as the 'Parish Church of St Matthew' in The Beiderbecke Affair. Renovated and used for Gateway Church and functions including exams for the University of Leeds. | |
Greater World Sanctuary | 14 Clarendon Road LS2 9NN |
Spiritualist | II | Grade II listed 19th century residence adapted for worship. | ||
Notre Dame College Chapel | St Mark's Avenue LS2 9BL |
Catholic | ||||
The Mount Faith Centre | The Mount 44 Hyde Terrace LS2 9LN |
Christian | Part of an NHS building providing inpatient and outpatient care related to mental health. Open to all for prayer and reflection, but Christian symbols and Communion is held there, according to a notice. | |||
University of Leeds Conference Auditorium | University of Leeds, Willow Terrace Road | Muslim | This facility of the University provides a Muslim Prayer Room for the south side of the campus |
Woodlesford
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Saints' Church | Pottery Lane, Woodlesford | Church of England | II | 1870 | Due to flooding at St. John's Church, Oulton, Sunday morning worship has temporarily moved to All Saints Parish Hall in Woodlesford. | |
Woodlesford Methodist Church | Church Street, Woodlesford | Methodist | 1817 | The church is part of the Aire and Calder Methodist Circuit, formerly part of the Rothwell Circuit. |
Wortley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy Family Catholic Church | Green Lane LS12 1HU |
Catholic | 1895 | Gothic Revival red brick with slate roof by John Kelly. | ||
Lower Wortley Methodist Church | Branch Road, Lower Wortley, LS12 4RN | Methodist | 1884 | Built as a United Methodist Free Church. It acts as a distribution centre for the Leeds North and West Foodbank. Merged October 2022 with Wesley Road and Whingate Methodist Churches. |
Yeadon
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brethren's Meeting Room | Gill Lane LS19 7DD | Plymouth Brethren | Also called Gospel Hall. | |||
New Life Community Church | Haw Lane, LS19 7XQ | Evangelical | II | 1891 | Formerly St Andrew's C of E parish church, built by Thomas Healey of Bradford in 1891 in Arts and Crafts Perpendicular style. | |
St John the Evangelist Church | Barcroft Grove, | Church of England | 1844 | The church is a Commissioners' church with a grant of £300 designed by Walker Rawsthorne and completed in 1844. The chancel was added in 1893. | ||
St Peter and Paul Church | New Road, Yeadon | Catholic | 1955 | |||
Yeadon Methodist Church | Chapel Hill, LS19 7RG | Methodist | 1875 | The church is part of the Wharfedale and Aireborough Circuit |
Former places of worship
Aberford
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberford Methodist Church | Main Street South, LS25 3DA | Methodist | 1912 | Replaced 1814 chapel. Sold in 2017 as a house | |||
Gascoigne Almshouses | Bunker Hill, LS25 3DF | II | 1845 | 1976 | (Now Priory Park) The almshouses had a residents' chapel at the south end (left of picture). | ||
Lotherton Hall Chapel | Collier Lane, Aberford | 1830 | Twelfth century Norman chapel in the grounds of Lotherton Hall, which was in use until 1830 and renovated between 1913 and 1917, when it was used as part of a Voluntary Aid Detachment hospital. |
Adel
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adel Reformatory Chapel | Tile Lane LS16 8EB | Church of England | II | 1882 | 1991 | The Chapel of a reformatory school operated by the Leeds Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders. Later used as a lecture room and a gym. The school was founded in 1857 and the chapel was added to the south in 1882. Derelict from the 1990s. Grade II Listed Building. |
Alwoodley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Barnabas's Church | The View, LS17 7NA | Church of England | 1930s | 1963 | Now used as a church hall; a new church was built alongside (left of this picture). | ||
St Paul's Church | Buckstone Crescent, off King Lane | Roman Catholic | 1953 | 1996 | Now used as a church hall; a new church was built alongside (behind in this picture). |
Armley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Branch Road Methodist Chapel 1877 | Branch Road, LS12 3AQ | Methodist | 1877 | 1905 | The grey building on the left is the original, architect Thomas Howell. Replacement chapel to the right. The white addition is the entrance when it was converted to a cinema in 1910. Later a laundry, then a supermarket, currently unused. | ||
Branch Road Methodist Chapel 1905 | 2 Branch Road, LS12 3AQ | Methodist | II | 1905 | Replaced the chapel next door up the hill. On junction with Stanningley Road. Mike's Carpets (now MC Carpets) since 1979 | ||
Church of the Ascension | 115 Heights Drive, LS12 3TG | Church of England | 1962 | Most recent use as Family of God church | |||
Methodist Free Church, Hall Lane | Hall Lane | Methodist | 1897 | Later Armley Congregational Church, now flats. | |||
Methodist Free Church, Hall Road | Colton Street / Hall Road | Methodist | 1900 | Corner of Colton Street (left) and Hall Road (right) | |||
Southfield Primitive Methodist Chapel | Wesley Road, LS12 1UL | Methodist | 1875 | Part of the former Leeds Sixth Circuit of the Primitive Methodist Church and one of the chapels used when the Primitive Methodist Conference came to Leeds in 1898. Now in commercial use. |
Bardsey
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament | Keswick Lane | Roman Catholic | 2010 | The church was served by priests from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate based at Sicklinghall, North Yorkshire |
Barwick-in-Elmet
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Methodist Chapel | Chapel Lane | Methodist | 1804 | 1900 | In use until the present Methodist Church was built (1900), later it became the Miners' Welfare Institute. |
Beeston
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beeston Methodist Church | Town Street LS11 8RB |
Methodist | 1866 | Capacity 540 persons. This church replaced an earlier Wesleyan chapel in 1866. | |||
Church of Holy Spirit | Tempest Road, Beeston Hill LS11 |
Church of England | II | November 1905 | May 2012 | Anglo-Catholic, previously listed as the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity. | |
St David's Church | Dewsbury Road | Church of England | 1961 | 22 November 2015 | Designed by Geoffrey Davey. The church and adjoining church hall have been sold with potential for residential development. |
Bramham
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bramham Methodist Church | Low Way LS23 6QT |
Methodist | 1906 | 2010 | Originally a Primitive Methodist chapel before the unification of the Methodist Church of Great Britain. Now in residential use. |
Burley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Margaret of Antioch Church | Cardigan Road LS6 1LJ |
Church of England | II* | 1909 | 1995 | Architect Temple Moore. John Betjeman knew and admired the building. The porch, designed by George Pace, was added in the 1960s. Now home to an arts and creative space called Left Bank Leeds. The church previously occupied a temporary iron building built in 1898. |
Burmantofts
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Patrick's | New York Road / Rider Street, Leeds LS9 7DP | Catholic | II* | 1891 | 2001 | Replaced by the new St. Patrick's Church on Torre Road |
Carlton, near Rawdon
Carlton, near Rothwell
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlton Primitive Methodist Chapel | 5 Primitive Street, Carlton, Rothwell WF3 3QS |
Primitive Methodist | Built 1853 | 1960s | According to Christopher Hill, "[Photographer] Keith Guyler’s notes simply say that Carlton Primitive Methodist chapel in Primitive Street was closed in the 1960s. At the time of the photograph in 1999 it was derelict, but on Google Street View in 2008 it has been impressively converted into a house. On the Leeds City Council Leodis website, however, it shows a 2005 picture of the building undergoing renovation. It is labelled as the Primitive Methodist Sunday School and says that the Primitive Methodist Chapel stood to the right of it and has since been demolished. It was built in 1867 on land donated by Mr. Horn of Fleet Mills." Leeds City Council's Public Access for Planning site records that a "change of use involving alterations of former chapel to 5 bedroom dwelling house" was approved on 14 December 2004. |
Chapeltown
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Faith | 21 Leopold Street LS7 4DA |
Jewish, Islam | 1924 | 1974 | Blue Plaque reads: "Built soon after 1860 for residents of the affluent middle class suburb, in 1924 it became a Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, and from 1952 to 1960 the Sinai Reform Synagogue. From 1961 to 1974, as the Jinnah Mosque, it was the first mosque in Leeds." It is now flats. | ||
New Synagogue | 98 Chapeltown Road LS7 4BH |
Jewish | II | 1929 | 1985 | Byzantine style designed by J Stanley Wright of Albion Street, once the most popular synagogue in Leeds. Now occupied by the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. On closure some of the fittings were removed to the new synagogue in Shadwell Lane, Leeds 17. | |
Ramgarhia Board Gurdwara | 138 Chapeltown Road LS7 4EE |
Sikh | 1980 | 1987 | Built in 1966 as a social centre for the Ramgarhia community, it was registered as a place of worship in 1980. In 1987 transferred to larger premises at 8/10 Chapeltown Road. Now used as a children's nursery. | ||
Union Chapel | 218a, Chapeltown Road, LS7 | Various | II | 1887 | 1999 | Originally joint usage by Baptists and Congregationalists. Later let as synagogue then a Hindu temple. From 1960 to 1999 a Sikh temple. Interior destroyed by fire in 2003. |
City Centre
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bridge Street Church | Bridge Street LS2 | Pentecostal | 1931 | 2016 | In 1931 replaced earlier churches around the city from 1910. Was itself replaced by the Bridge Community Church, Burmantofts in 2016. | ||
Lady Lane Chapel | Lady Lane LS2 | Methodist | II | 1840 | Wesleyan Methodist Association chapel, known as Templar House, designed by James Simpson, later a warehouse, later offices, listed in 1975, currently not in use. As a chapel it reportedly "had space enough for 1,700 worshippers, along with provision for 400 children in a classroom beneath the building". Signage refers to "British Road Services". | ||
Oxford Place Methodist Church | Oxford Place LS1 3AU |
Methodist | II | 1903 | 8 October 2017 | 1903 Chapel, became a church in 1980 with some rebuilding. The Leeds Mission Circuit (Leeds Methodist Mission) became part of the Leeds South and West Methodist Circuit in September 2015. The premises were shared with Oxford Place Centre, which as of January 2020[update] is being redeveloped as an ethical 70-room hotel with a restaurant and meeting rooms. In May 2017, "the Church Council realised that attempting to maintain a worshipping community over the period of the re-development would be very difficult. The Council, therefore, decided that the church should close. On Sunday, 8th October 2017, the Church held its final services, celebrating 182 years of witness and worship in the centre of Leeds." A prayer room called the Brunswick Prayer Chapel was retained for a while until the building closed. The work of Leeds Methodist Mission is continued through Leeds Sanctuary, which operates "a number of networks based in Leeds City Centre", with an office base at 43 The Calls, Leeds LS2 7EY. | |
Salem Chapel | Hunslet Lane LS10 1JW |
United Reformed Church | 1791 | 2001 | The Salem Chapel opened in 1791, while the bow front was added in 1906. Leeds United Football Club was founded there in 1919. The chapel closed in 2001 and is now used as an office and conference facility. | ||
St John the Evangelist Church | New Briggate LS2 8JD | Church of England | I | 1634 | 1975 | The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner refers to St. John's as 'the only church at Leeds of more than local interest'. It was designated redundant on 1 November 1975. |
Cross Gates
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Stanks Methodist Church | Barwick Road LS15 8SQ | Methodist, formerly Primitive Methodist | 1869 | 2006 | Now a residential property. |
East Keswick
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Hillside Cottage | Whitegate LS17 9HB |
Methodist | 1847 | ~1900 | Built as a Primitive Methodist Chapel, becoming a private house around 1900. | ||
Old Mill | School Lane LS17 9DA |
Methodist | 1729 | 1891 | Replaced by the present chapel on Main Street, then converted into a flour mill: now a house. |
Farsley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Congregational Chapel | Bradford Road LS28 6DA | Baptist | II | 1852 | By Lockwood and Mawson. Gothic Revival, Early English lancet style in sandstone, and green-slate | ||
Farsley Baptist Church | 71 Bryan Street LS28 5JP |
Baptist | 1905 | 2004 | Viewed from Priesthorpe Road showing the Sunday School extension to the original church. Now a residential property. The congregation now worships in Farsley Community Church. |
Garforth
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Dayspring Church | 62C Main Street, LS25 1AA | Evangelical | Was open in 2008, but as of 2016 the premises are a beauty salon. The congregation now meets at Garforth library. | ||||
Primitive Methodist Chapel | 5 Chapel Lane, LS25 1AG |
Primitive Methodist | 1877 | 1932 | Earlier chapel on this site from 1821. Amalgamated with Brunswick Chapel on Church Lane 1932 and building went to commercial use. Now a college. |
Gipton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Gipton Methodist Church | Oak Tree Place LS9 6SX |
Methodist and Pentecostal | 1936 | 2022 | Formerly a manse, the church was part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit, formerly Leeds East Circuit, and the building remains under the control of the circuit. It also hosted the Leeds Malayalam Christian Church. The church is closed; its final service took place on 27 March 2022. |
Harehills
Nam | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashley Road Methodist Church | Ashley Road | Methodist | 1964 | This building is located at the junction of Ashley Road and Ashley Mount. The earlier Ashley Road United Methodist Church was located next door, near the junction with Darfield Crescent. | |||
Congregational Church | Harehills Road and Harehills Place LS8 5LJ |
Congregational | 1901 | 1985 | Originally Congregational, later United Reformed Church. Converted after closure into a community centre known as "The Harehills Place", now a carpet showroom. |
Harewood
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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All Saints Church | Grounds of Harewood House | Church of England | 1 | c. 1410 | 1977 | Taken into the care of the Churches Conservation Trust on 24 October 1978 | |
Harewood Castle Chapel | Grounds of Harewood House | The chapel is located at third-floor level above the castle's portcullis chamber and was entered from the solar room above the Great Hall. | |||||
Harewood Chapel | 5 The Avenue, LS17 9LD | Church of England and Methodist | II | Before its closure, the chapel was supported jointly by the Church of England and the Methodist Church. Services on the first and fourth Sundays were led by the Vicar of Collingham or a lay reader. Services on the second, third and any fifth Sunday were led by the Methodist Minister or a local preacher. It was formerly part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit. |
Headingley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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First Church of Christ Scientist Leeds | Alma Road | Church of Christ, Scientist | The church is now used as offices. It had been proposed to demolish it to make way for Leeds' aborted New Generation Transport project. | ||||
Headingley Hill Congregational Church | Headingley Lane, junction with Cumberland Road LS6 2EB |
Congregational church, later United Reformed Church, later the City Church. | II | 1864 | Built by Cuthbert Brodrick. Used as offices between 1978 and 1996. | ||
Moorfield House | 11, Alma Road LS6 2PG |
II | Built in 1855/56 as a house for William Glover Joy, owner of a Leeds chemical firm. In 1936 the building became Moorfield House Missionary College. There is a Gothic Revival vaulted octagonal chapel within the building, which is now used as architects' offices. |
Holbeck
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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St Matthew's Church | Stocks Hill | Church of England | II | 1830s | The building is now St. Matthew's Community Centre. The multi-site Mosaic Church uses the building for a monthly meeting. Much of the housing around it including the high rise flats (with the exception of one block) have been demolished. | ||
Wesleyan Chapel | Czar Street LS11 9PR |
Wesleyan | Around 1850 | The former Wesleyan chapel building became Old Chapel Rehearsal Studios in 1992. The studios are operated by a Community Interest Company and part of Leeds Music Trust. The original red brick chapel was built around 1850 and is not a listed building. |
Horsforth
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Providence Chapel | Broadgate Lane, Horsforth | Now converted into apartments |
Kirkstall
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Kirkstall Abbey | Kirkstall Road / north bank of the River Aire | Roman Catholic | I | c. 1152 | 1538 | ||
Kirkstall Methodist Chapel | Victoria Road, LS5 3BE | Methodist, formerly Primitive Methodist | 1874 | Now flats | |||
Zion Methodist Chapel | Victoria Road, LS5 3JP | United Free Methodist, later Roman Catholic use. | 1867 (rebuilt 1914) | Now offices |
Meanwood
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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St Oswald's Church | Highbury Mount, Highbury, Meanwood LS6 4JL | Church of England | 1890 | 2002 | Built in 1890 as a mission church sponsored by St. Chad's, Far Headingley to provide the people living in the Highbury/Meanwood part of St. Chad's parish with a place of worship nearer to their homes. Closed 2002, now in residential use. | ||
Woodside Chapel | Church Lane, Meanwood LS6 | Wesleyan Methodist | 1811 | 1881 | Built in 1811, replaced by the grander building on Green Lane. From 1883 to 1973 was Meanwood Laundry, then Acorn Glass Merchants, now in residential use. |
Middleton
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Top of the Town Cottages | 228 Town Street, LS10 3SH | Methodist | II | mid 18th century | c 1860 | 228 Town Street is one of a row of mid-eighteenth century cottages, and is "reputed to have been used as a Methodist meeting house until c1860". | |
Middleton Methodist Chapel | Hopewell View LS10 3TE |
Methodist | 1896 | 2014 | Replaced an 1860 chapel and Sunday School on the same site. Now converted for residential use. |
Moortown
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Leeds New Central Vilna Synagogue | 7A Stainburn Parade LS17 6AN |
Jewish | 1991 | 1994 | Synagogue building at 245 Harrogate Road (now demolished) was sold and the congregation moved to rooms above a shop close by, before incorporating with the Etz Chaim Synagogue at 411 Harrogate Road. Rooms are now business premises. | ||
Moortown Methodist Chapel | 8 Shadwell Lane LS17 6DR |
Methodist | II | 1850, rebuilt 1876 | 1932 | Later used as a synagogue, then converted for business use, and has had several tenants. Currently a nursery. |
Morley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Back Green Methodist Chapel and Sunday School | Back Green Churwell |
Methodist | Upper storey removed some time after July 1968, and property later sold. | ||||
Bruntcliffe Primitive Methodist Chapel | Howden Clough Road (formerly Elland Road) Bruntcliffe |
Primitive Methodist | 1896 | The Chapel was erected in 1895 and opened in 1896. Closed in the 1970s, now residential. The house next door to the chapel building is thought to have been used as the Chapel Keeper's dwelling. | |||
St Brigid's | Elland Road, Churwell LS27 7QR |
Roman Catholic | 2010 | Now a children's nursery |
New Farnley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Lancasterian School Room | Upper Moor Side or Moor Top, New Farnley | Church of England | 9 April 2016 | Founded as a school by Joseph Lancaster, a Quaker, in 1813. Monthly Church of England services were held there until April 2016. |
Otley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Bethel Church Hall | Myers Croft | Evangelical | 2021 | Home to Bethel Evangelical Church (now Beech Hill church) prior to their move, and before that it was home to a Brethren assembly and known as Bethany Chapel. | |||
Craven Street Primitive Methodist Mission | Craven Street | Primitive Methodist | 1901? | Early 1950s | Thought to have been built in 1901. Now a scout troop HQ with an adjoining community centre. | ||
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses | Cross Green LS21 1HD |
Jehovah's Witnesses | 2022? | The property has been sold | |||
Salvation Army worship and community halls | New Market LS21 3AE |
Salvation Army | 2019 |
Pudsey
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Pudsey Unitarian Church | Church Lane | Unitarian | 1861 | Founded in 1854, the church was built in 1861. It was converted for residential use around 2012 and is now known as "Churchfield House". | |||
Trinity Methodist Church | Wesley Square | Methodist | II | c. 1899 | Listed in 1980. Interior has a U-shaped gallery carried on cast-iron columns. Now a nightclub. |
Rawdon
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Christian Science Church | Quakers Lane LS19 6HU |
Christian Science | 1949 | ? | Built 1912 as an Adult School: church from 1949 now a residence "Knotta Cottage". |
Richmond Hill
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Grace Faith Ministries | 27-29 Cross Green Lane LS9 8LJ |
Evangelical | 2016? | 2017 | Building is for sale | ||
Mount St. Mary Church | Ellerby Road | Roman Catholic | II* | 1866 | 1986 | Situated adjacent to Mount St Mary's School. Only basic structural repairs have been made to the building since its closure. It is in a state of relative dilapidation. |
Rodley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Ebenezer Chapel | 7 Rodley Lane LS13 1LB |
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United Free Methodist Church | Rodley Lane LS13 1LB |
United Methodist Free Church | At the junction of Rodley Lane and Chapel Street |
Roundhay
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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St John's Church | Wetherby Road | Church of England until 2008 | II | 1826 | 2008 | The church opened in 1826 off Wetherby Road. The area is generally considered Oakwood these days but in 1826 was considered part of the village of Roundhay. The church is situated behind the almshouses; both were built at the expense of S. Nicholson. The church was closed by the Church of England in 2008, who then sold it to an evangelical denomination for a nominal £1, although they have never opened it. The church and churchyard are now in a state of dilapidation. An organisation called "the Friends of Roundhay St. John's Church" was founded in 2014 to work for the restoration and conservation of the church and two adjacent graveyards. |
Seacroft
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Seacroft Methodist Church | York Road, LS14 6JB | Methodist | 1874 | 2000 | Since 2014 Chapel FM, an arts venue. |
Shadwell
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Methodist Chapel | 99 Main Street LS17 8HL | Methodist | II | 1814 | 1892 | Worship transferred to the church in 1892. Was Shadwell public library, but closed 2012 and re-opened as community-run Shadwell Independent Library, Arts Centre and Cafe. |
Sheepscar
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Divine Exchange Christian Centre | Unit 3, 19 Sheepscar Street LS7 1AD |
Non-denominational | 2018 | ||||
Salvation Army Church | 175 Meanwood Road LS7 1JW |
Salvation Army | 1912 | Now a charity shop. | |||
Woodhouse Carr Chapel | 232 Meanwood Road LS7 2AH |
Wesleyan Methodist | 1873 | 1950s | Architect G. F. Danby. Now business premises. |
Stanningley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Stanningley Methodist Church, later Church of the Holy Spirit | Leeds and Bradford Road | Methodist, later Roman Catholic | 2010 | There was originally a Primitive Methodist chapel in Richardshaw Lane. The Catholic parish registers are now held at Christ the King Church, Bramley. | |||
Olivet Chapel | 50 Bradford Road LS28 6DD |
Methodist and United Reformed | II | 1856 | 1982 | Ashlar facade, hammer-dressed stone to sides and rear, Welsh blue-slate roof. |
Swarcliffe
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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St Luke's Church | Stanks Lane North, Swarcliffe | Church of England | 1963 | 2012 | Designed by M. J. Farmer to serve the council estate. Stone faced with slate roof. |
Temple Newsam
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Temple Newsam House Chapel | Colton Road LS15 0AE |
Church of England | 1 | 1877 | 1974 | The Palladian library of 1738–45, built in the end of the Jacobean Long Gallery, was converted into a chapel in 1877 by G F Bodley, and reconverted in 1974. |
Thorner
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Bishop's House (Eltofts) | Carr Lane LS14 3HF |
Roman Catholic | II | Originally the dower house of the Earls of Mexborough, occupied later by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds. The Bishop's private chapel was on the ground floor; lintels to the ground-floor windows were broken through to form long lights to provide lighting for the chapel. | |||
Thorner Methodist Church (1878-1985) | Carr Lane | Methodist | II | 1878 | 1985 | Built 1876-78 by C. E. Danby (Leeds), and now converted into flats. There was previously a Methodist chapel in Main Street, Thorner, founded in 1754. | |
Thorner Methodist Church (1985-2020) | Main Street LS14 3BU |
Methodist | II | 1985 | 2020 | Part of the Leeds North and East Methodist Circuit. First founded 1754, present building built 1878, occupied by church 1985, closed 2020. |
Tingley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Tingley Zion Methodist Chapel | Chapel Street | Methodist | 1879 | 1997 | Now a dwelling. |
Weardley
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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The Old Chapel | Weardley Lane (OS Grid Ref. SE2966044594) | Now known as "The Old Chapel" and converted to residential use. |
Wetherby
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Calvinist Chapel, Victoria Street | Victoria Street, Wetherby | Calvinist | 1817 | c. 1835 | The former Calvinist chapel closed along with the Methodist chapel on North Street after mergers within the Methodist church brought about the building of a new church on Bank Street. While the North Street chapel has since been demolished and is now a car park, the Victoria Street chapel survived. It is currently in use as a hairdressers. | ||
Christian Army Meeting House | Bank Street, Wetherby | Independent | unknown | unknown | The premises are now used for commercial purposes. |
Whinmoor
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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St. Margaret Clitheroe's Chapel of Ease | Catholic | 1981 | 2006 | Former chapel of ease served by St. Gregory's Church, Swarcliffe |
Wike
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Old Schoolhouse | School Lane, LS17 | Church of England | 1726 | Funded by Lady Elizabeth Hastings. It was a school Monday to Friday, a church on Sunday, and could be used for meetings until at least 1991. It has now been adapted into a 5-bedroom house. |
Woodhouse
Namen | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Blenheim Baptist Church | Woodhouse Lane | Baptist | II | 1864 | 2007 | By Cuthbert Broderick. Coursed squared gritstone, slate roof. Gothic Revival style. | |
Carlton Hill Meeting House | Woodhouse Lane | Society of Friends | 1868 | Leeds Meeting purchased Carlton House and part of an estate in Woodhouse Lane from John Jowitt in 1864. The house was demolished, and new premises were built on the site, including the meeting room and school rooms, committee rooms and a caretaker's house. After the Society moved to new premises further north on Woodhouse Lane, the building was used as [Old] Broadcasting House, headquarters of BBC Yorkshire, and it is now part of Leeds Beckett University. | |||
Emmanuel Church | Woodhouse Lane | Church of England | II | 1880 | Now the Emmanuel Centre, a building of the University of Leeds, close to the Parkinson Building. | ||
Leeds Grammar School Chapel | Moorlands Road LS2 9JT |
Church of England | II | 1868 | 1997 | Dedicated to St Wilfred, first listed August 1976. Now part of the Leeds University Business School | |
New Jerusalem Church | Willow Terrace Road | The New Church (Swedenborgian) | 1885 | Now known as "Jerusalem Chapel", and used as a store by the University of Leeds | |||
Trinity St David's Congregational Chapel | Woodhouse Lane LS2 7JT |
Congregationalist | II | 1898 | The Trinity St. David's Church was converted into a nightclub, Halo and a bar, The Quilted Llama, which opened in 2005. Both closed in May 2014. The building is currently unused but as of January 2023[update] there are plans for the building to become the National Poetry Centre. |
Yeadon
Name | Image | Location | Denomination | Grade | Opened | Closure | Notes |
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Yeadon Primitive Methodist Chapel | Devonshire Place (Town Square) LS19 7PP |
Primitive Methodist | 1875 | Also known as Yeadon Central Primitive Methodist Chapel; now used as offices. |
Demolished places of worship
Adel
Remains of Roman tombstones and altars have been found near Adel Mill along Roman road 72b, which ran from Ilkley to Tadcaster. An altar dedicated to Brigantia and a stone slab with an inscription are both preserved in Adel parish church.
Alwoodley
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alwoodley Crags | Off Stairfoot Lane, LS17 | Ancient Celtic religion | Reputedly a site of pagan worship. A rock-carved human figure, 570 metres (1,870 ft) south of King Lane Farm, has been identified as a Celtic warrior god, Cocidius. | |||
Alwoodley Gates Methodist Chapel | Wigton Lane LS17 8SA |
Methodist | 1984 | Formerly a Wesleyan chapel, which closed in the 1960s and was converted for residential use. The house was demolished in 1984. West Yorkshire Archive Service holds papers dating from 1846 to 1972. |
Armley
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armley Chapel, later St Bartholomew's Church | In the grounds of the present St Bartholomew's Church | Church of England | 1630 | 1909 | Armley Chapel constructed 1630, consecrated 1674, enlarged to St Bartholomew's Church 1834 | |
St Dunstan's District Church | Parliament Terrace | Church of England | 1898 | After 1964 | St Bartholomew's Mission Hall from 1898, St Dunstan's District Church from 1909, closed 1957. St Bartholomew's, St Dunstan's and St Hugh's formed a single parish. Parliament Terrace no longer exists but Parliament Road and Parliament Place still form part of the housing estate off Ley Lane which now occupies the area. |
Arthington
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthington Priory | Arthington Lane | Roman Catholic | Mid-12th century | The priory was home to a community of nuns of the Cluniac Benedictine order established through a grant by Peter de Arthington. The site of the priory church is possibly now occupied by a farmhouse called The Nunnery. |
Beeston
There was a chapel in Beeston with an anchorite cell attached, built before 1257.
Belle Isle
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belle Isle Congregational Church | Nesfield Road, LS10 3LG | Congregational | 1952 | 2010 | Opened 4 October 1952 by the Belle Isle Fellowship of the Leeds Congregational Council. A wooden hut had been used by the congregation from 1949 to 1952. Replaced in 2010-11 by United Reformed Church in South Leeds. |
Bramhope
The original Methodist chapel in Bramhope was built in 1837, near to the site of the current church, which replaced it in 1896.
Bramley
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandford Methodist Church | Broad Lane, Sandford, Bramley LS13 2RU | Methodist | 2017 | Closed 2007: picture is prior to demolition. |
There was a chapel in Bramley at the time of King John (1199-1216), as shown by a deed witnessed by the Clerk of Bramley, called Norris.
Burley
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Catholic Mass Centre, later Sacred Heart Church | The corner of Poplar Street and Burley Road | Roman Catholic | 1890 | A cottage on the corner of Poplar Street and Burley Road was used as a Roman Catholic mass centre for the Burley area from 1890 onwards. Later the Jesuits took it over and built a church on the site of the cottage, which became the original Sacred Heart Church serving the Burley area. | ||
Export Mission Church, later Christadelphian Meeting Room | Makkah Jamia Masjid Mosque | The corner of Brudenell Road and Thornville Road | Methodist | 1890s | 1997 | Constructed by the Walmsley brothers from sections imported from the USA. From 1924 to 1988 used by Christadelphians. |
St Simon's Church | The Leeds Studios | Ventnor Street | Church of England | 1865 | Designed by Thomas Shaw in the Decorated Style. The parish was created 1969 from Leeds St Andrews and united in 1955 with Leeds All Hallows. | |
Ventnor Street Methodist Chapel | The Leeds Studios | Ventnor Street corner with Kirkstall Road | Methodist | 1865 | 1867 |
Burmantofts
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Mount Tabor Mission | Pentecostal | Mount Tabor Place was demolished between July 1937 and July 1939. | ||||
St Alban the Martyr's Church | Ebor Gardens Estate | County Street, between Cutler Street and Prince George Street | Church of England | 1876 | Designed by architects, Messrs. Walford and Pollard of Bradford, and built in a cruciform structure of brick in the Early English style. | |
St Patrick's Chapel | York Road | Roman Catholic | 1831 | Later used as part of the adjoining school on Pott Row. | ||
St Stephen's Church | Nippet Lane | Church of England | 1854 | 1939 | The church was designed by John Dobson and consecrated on 9 November 1854. It had an octagonal turret and a spire containing 2 bells. The ecclesiastical parish of St. Stephen's had been formed in 1851 out of St. Peter's parish, and became part of the parish of St. Agnes when the church closed. The west window stained glass in St Agnes' church was originally in St Stephen's. | |
York Road Baptist Church | Ebor Gardens Estate | York Road, between the junctions of Halton Place and Ainsty Road | Baptist | 1872 | Closed 1959, demolished soon afterwards | Designed by W.H. Harris of Leeds. Demolished for housing estate. A replacement church located on Haslewood Drive closed in 1986. |
Buslingthorpe
The Church of St Michael was built in 1852–1854 on Buslingthorpe Lane and demolished in the late 1950s or early 1960s. The architect was O. W. Burleigh, of Leeds. The church was located at the western (Woodhouse Carr) end of Buslingthorpe Lane.
Chapel Allerton
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Capella de Alreton | Catholic | Referred to in a land grant of around 1240, possibly established by the monks of Kirkstall Abbey for the use of their lay brothers working at the grange or small farm (the present site of the Allerton Grange estate), or possibly a manorial chapel. | ||||
Chapel Allerton Methodist Church | Parade of shops | Harrogate Road LS7 4NU |
Methodist | A cornerstone dated 1874 is now located inside the current Chapel Allerton Methodist Church | ||
St Matthews | Church of England |
The current church replaced the earlier church which was set within the churchyard on Harrogate Road. A Roman altar was found during the demolition of a sexton’s cottage in the grounds in 1879/80. |
Chapeltown
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Chassidishe Synagogue | 46, Spencer Place LS7 | Judaism | 1935 | 1983 | Congregation moved from the Leylands to Spencer Hall, which was then demolished and a purpose-built synagogue constructed. This was in turn demolished for a mosque, now the Leeds Islamic Centre. |
City centre
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Albion Chapel | Albion Walk, off Albion Street | Various | 1793 | 1889 | Foundation stone of Albion Zion Chapel laid 1793, chapel opened 1794. Became an Anglican chapel in 1796 and consecrated as St. James' Chapel, 30 September 1801. Became a Scottish Presbyterian Chapel, 2 January 1802. In February 1837 it became a Congregational chapel and in July 1840 it became the New Connexion General Baptist Chapel. Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff was minister from 1842. From 1847 to 1883 it was a Swedenborgian chapel. Then for six years it served as a wool warehouse and later storage for the Leeds Mutual Supply Company, until the building burned down on 12 July 1889. A graveyard was discovered in 1973. The site is now Pinnacle, formerly West Riding House. | |
Call Lane Chapel | Metro Bus Stand K5 and open space | Call Lane LS1 | Independent or Arian | Marked on an 1847 Ordnance Survey map with the word "Arian". It is not marked on an 1890 OS map. Baptismal records covering the years 1695-1778 are held by the National Archives. | ||
Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion Chapel | Victoria Quarter | Harewood Street LS2 7JA |
Methodist New Connexion | Alexander Kilham preached here. The chapel burialyard was ordered closed to further burials by a motion passed at Leeds Town Council in June 1848. | ||
Harrison's Almshouses Chapel | Bradbury Building, Age UK Leeds | Mark Lane LS2 8JA | Around 1815 | The chapel of Harrison's Almshouses, built by John Harrison in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist, was converted for use as the Leeds Charity School in 1726. The Charity School rebuilt the premises in or around 1815 before moving to Regent Street in Chapel Allerton in the 1890s. A blue plaque mentions the chapel. | ||
St Anne's former cathedral | The Headrow | Roman Catholic | 1838 | 1904 | St. Anne's church originally stood at the junction of Guildford Street (the present Headrow) and Cookridge Street. It became a cathedral in 1878 when the Diocese of Leeds was established. The site was purchased by Leeds Corporation in order to widen The Headrow. | |
St Paul's Church | Park Square | Church of England | 1793 | 1906 | Built to provide a place of worship for the residents of the Park Estate. Described as "a plain but neat edifice of brick, with stone quoins and dressings". The ground was given by Christopher Wilson, Bishop of Bristol, who was educated at Leeds Grammar School and laid the first stone on 20 September 1791. |
Before the reformation there were also four chantry chapels in what is now Leeds city centre: the chantry chapel of St Mary the Virgin at the north east end of Leeds Bridge, opened around 1327, a chantry chapel founded in 1430 by Leeds vicar Thomas Clarell, near to the vicarage in Kirkgate, a chantry chapel dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, founded in 1470, and one located in Lady Lane.
Clifford
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Wesleyan Church | Chapel Lane LS23 6HU | Methodist | Before 1838 | Before 1845 | An early trade directory of 1838 identifies a Wesleyan Chapel and it is believed this was on the site of the present tower of St Edward's Church. |
Cross Gates
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Cross Gates Wesleyan Church | Austhorpe Road LS15 8QR |
Wesleyan | 1882 | 1893 | Opened on 6 December 1882; the building cost £836. 15. 7d and was dedicated by Revd. Marshall Randles, later President of the Methodist Conference, who also preached at the opening ceremony. Replaced by the current Methodist church on adjacent land in 1893. |
Eccup
Kelly's Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire (1881) refers to a Methodist (Wesleyan) chapel in Eccup.
Farsley
Mediaeval Wadlands Hall, Priesthorpe Road, now the location of Wadlands Farm and Wadlands Cottage, had its own private chapel and chaplain. The field "Chapel Ing" commemorates this chapel, and it is possible that the name "Priesthorpe" is so called from the priest at the hall.
Guiseley
Leeds City Council's Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan for Guiseley notes that "a number of fragments from a 9th century Anglo-Saxon cross were discovered reused in the north wall of St Oswald’s Church. The remains of the cross and the dedication to an early saint may be evidence of a preconquest church at Guiseley."
Halton
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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St John's Church | Corner of Selby Road and Field End Road, LS15 0QD | Catholic | 1969 | The church was a chapel of ease served by St Theresa's Church, Cross Gates, now a children's nursery. |
Harehills
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Ashley Road United Methodist Church | Ashley Road, Harehills, at the junction with Darfield Crescent | United Methodist Church | 1906 | The church was used as a furniture warehouse after the church members had moved to the new Ashley Road Methodist Church next door (now closed). The architect was H. Ascough Chapman. |
Harewood
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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All Saints Church | Predecessor to the present-day church. The original church, founded in 1116, was completely re-built in the 15th century by the descendants of Sir William de Aldeburgh (the builder of Harewood Castle). Its founder was William de Curcy, son-in-law of Robert de Romelli, the Norman Baron to whom the manor of Harewood was given by William the Conqueror after the Battle of Hastings. |
Holbeck
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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St Barnabas' Church | Sweet Street | Church of England | 1855 | Around 1938 | These two churches, St John's Church and St Barnabas' Church, were demolished and replaced in 1938 by St John and St Barnabas Church in Belle Isle. | |
St John's Church | Church of England | Around 1938 | These two churches, St John's Church and St Barnabas' Church, were demolished and replaced in 1938 by St John and St Barnabas Church in Belle Isle. |
Horsforth
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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The Grove Methodist Chapel | New Street | Methodist | 11 May 1796 | The predecessor of the present Grove Methodist Church, located in New Street opposite the present church. |
Hunslet
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Christ Church | One Leeds City Office Park | Meadow Lane, south of the junction with Great Wilson Street | Church of England | 1826 | 1972 | Constructed between 1823 and 1826 of Bramley Fall stone]]. This was the first of the Million Churches built in Leeds, named after the special Government grant of £1,000,000 which was used to build over 600 churches across the country. Designed by R. D. Chantrell. The church was built in the decorated style with a square tower and pinnacles along each side. |
St. Joseph's Church | St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Joseph Street LS10 2AD |
Roman Catholic | 1860 | 2005 | The church was replaced by a new church building in 1971; this closed in 1994 and was demolished in 2005. St. Joseph's parish is now part of the parish of St Margaret Clitherow. |
St. Jude's Church | Leeds City College | On the corner of Leathley Road and Hunslet Road | Church of England | The final service was held in 1950, the church was deconsecrated in 1954, and in 1955 the Alf Cooke Printworks acquired the site. A window from the church was preserved in the factory building, was moved for a time to St. Mary the Virgin Church in Hunslet, and has been installed in the Leeds City College board room since October 2017. The church also maintained a mission room about 500 yards away on Cross Myrtle Street. | ||
St. Silas' Church | Matrix House (business premises) | Goodman Street LS10 1NZ |
Church of England | 1870 | 1955 | Funded by the Leeds Church Extension Society at a cost of £5000, its architect was George Corson and the church seated 750 worshippers. |
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel | Meadow Lane | Wesleyan Methodist | 1815 | Baptism and marriage registers, minutes, accounts, pew sittings and other papers dating from 1838 to 1934 are held by West Yorkshire Archive Service. |
Kippax
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Kippax Wesleyan Church | Chapel Lane, Kippax | Wesleyan Methodist Church | Late 1960s or early 1970s | Replaced by the current Methodist Church on the opposite side of Chapel Lane |
Leylands, The
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Back Nile Street Synagogue (Beth Hamedrash Hagodel Synagogue) | North Street and Back Nile Street (now Nile Street). | Jewish | 1908 | Back Nile Street had a new synagogue built in early 1908 to replace the previous one on Hope Street, which was demolished as part of the "Hope Street Improvement Programme". | ||
St Luke's Church | Northgate House (Henton's Chartered Accountants) | On the corner of Skinner Lane and North Street. | Church of England | 1841 | Designed by architects William Perkin and Elisha Backhouse. | |
St Thomas' Church | Melbourne Street, east of St. Thomas Row | Church of England | 1851 | Built in 1850/1 at a cost of £7,000. It was paid for by M. J. Rhodes. The designer was W Butterfield, the exterior of the building was contrasting black and red brick, it stood on a 36-acre site. |
Little London
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Blenheim Baptist Church | Blackman Lane LS2 9ER |
Baptist | 1864 | 2007 | The church was demolished in 2007. The picture is of the site prior to demolition. | |
St Matthews | Camp Road | Church of England | 13 August 1851 | 1980 | Designed by Charles Walklett Burleigh. |
Merrion Centre
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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First Leeds Synagogue | Back Rockingham Street | Jewish | 1846 | 1963 | A Civic Trust plaque on the side of a staircase in the Merrion Centre marks the site. | |
New Briggate Synagogue | Merrion Street | Jewish | 1927 | This was the second largest synagogue in Leeds during the early part of the 20th century. The site is now a mock Tudor building in New Briggate/Merrion Street. |
Moortown
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Allerton Grange | Allerton Grange School | Talbot Avenue LS17 6SF |
Catholic | The Killingbeck family celebrated Catholic Mass at Allerton Grange after the reformation. | ||
New Central Vilna Synagogue | Flats | 245 Harrogate Road LS17 6PA |
Ashkenazi Jews | 1959 | 1991 | Former Kingsway Cinema. The building was sold in 1991. Image: |
Newsam Green
Archaeologists believe that there may have been a chapel at the Temple Newsam Preceptory, south east of Temple Newsam House, a few yards to the south-east of junction 45 of the M1 motorway. Excavations in 1903 found human remains, stone coffins and a possible chapel, but a rescue dig in 1989-1991 failed to find the chapel, which was surmised to be under an industrial spoil heap to the south. The Gatehouse Gazetteer refers to "the area immediately north of the chapel", which had been disturbed by animal burials before the 1989-1991 excavation.
Otley
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Archbishops' Palace | Manor Square LS21 3HU | Roman Catholic | The Archbishops of York had an episcopal palace at Otley which was occupied from medieval times until 1606. Ruined at the time of the English Civil War. Excavations by the Otley Archaeological and Historical Society have found chapel buildings dating from three periods: a Saxon/Norman building, an early 13th century chapel of two storeys with a vaulted undercroft, and a later single-storey building. | |||
Salem Chapel | Current site of the Bridge Church | 1826 | 1897 | |||
Westgate Methodist New Connexion Chapel | Westgate Car Park | Westgate LS21 3AS |
Methodist New Connexion | 1867 | 1970 | Westgate Methodist New Connexion Chapel built in 1867 and used until 1944. It was later used for various businesses including a children’s clothing factory in the 1950s and demolished in 1970. The congregation, also known as 'the United Methodists', later joined the Methodist Church on Station Road in Otley. |
Pool-in-Wharfedale
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Seventeenth Century Church, name unknown | Current site of St Wilfrid's Church | Church of England | Leeds City Council notes that there may have been another chapel on the current site of St. Wilfrid's Church in the 17th century, or alternatively it may have been located at a site immediately to the west of Manor House and the current Church. The Pool tithe award map of 1850 indicates the field name ‘Chapel Garth’ at this location. |
Quarry Hill
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Old Boggart House | Site of Leeds Playhouse | Methodist Church of Great Britain | 1813 | The Old Boggart House was demolished following the opening of the adjacent St Peter's Chapel in 1834. The site is marked by a blue plaque originally located on the steps leading up to the Playhouse and relocated to the side of the building in 2019. | ||
Quarry Hill Ebenezer Primitive Methodist chapel | Chapel Street | Primitive Methodist | 1822 | Originally called "Chapel Street Chapel", later "Quarry Hill Chapel". New frontage was added in 1846 and the chapel was enlarged in 1874. It closed in 1933. | ||
St Mary's Church | St Mary's Street | Church of England | 1825 | 1979 | A Commissioners' Church, architect Thomas Taylor. Located on the top of the hill, looking over New York Road towards the city centre, and known both as "St. Mary's Mabgate" and "St. Mary's Quarry Hill". The site is now a Diocesan Office. The Sunday school remains, as does the burial ground, a green area sloping down to Mabgate. |
Richmond Hill
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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East Street United Methodist Free Church | East Street/Timber Place/Atlas Street, near Cross Green Lane. | United Methodist Free Church | West Yorkshire Archive Service holds records covering 1860 to 1926. The church included a school. | |||
Temple View Road Primitive Methodist Church | Temple View Road, at junction with former Berking Street. | Primitive Methodist until Methodist Union in 1932 | West Yorkshire Archive Service holds records covering baptisms 1886–1937. |
Roundhay
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Roundhay Methodist Chapel | North Lane (then called Chapel Lane) | Methodist | c. 1815 | Before 1874 | The first chapel was replaced by a larger one on the same road. Stones from this were incorporated into the Church. | |
Roundhay Methodist Church | The Manor, retirement housing | Ladywood Road LS8 2QF |
Methodist | 1874 | 1985 | Early English style with seating for 250, often known as "The Ladywood", part of the former Brunswick Circuit. |
The first post-Reformation Catholic church in Leeds was the Roundhay Mission.
Rothwell
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Rothwell Primitive Methodist Chapel | Leeds City College | Marsh Street LS26 0AE |
Primitive Methodist | There were two Primitive Methodist chapels in Rothwell. The site in Marsh Street was formerly Joseph Priestley College and is now Leeds City College's Rothwell Centre. | ||
St. George's Hospital Chapel | Private housing | Wood Lane LS26 0RW |
The chapel closed in 1990 or 1991 with the rest of the hospital site and was subsequently demolished for the construction of a housing estate. |
Scarcroft
A Roman altar has been identified near Milner Beck in Scarcroft.
Shadwell
Sheepscar
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Holy Rosary Church | Barrack Street | Catholic | 1886 | Now on Chapeltown Road | ||
Roscoe Methodist Church | Roscoe Mount | Methodist | 1882 | Now on Francis Street | ||
St Clement's Church | Church of England |
Stourton
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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St. Andrew's Church | Pontefract Road | After 1973 | The Leeds, Stourton and Thwaitegate War Memorial, erected by the Stourton St Andrews War Memorial Committee, originally stood at the church. |
Swillington
Domesday Book states that 'a church is there', but no record of that building now remains.
Thorpe Park
Northern Archaeological Associates make reference to an altar of Iron Age or Roman origin at Grim's Ditch, part of an archaeological site investigated as part of the Thorpe Park commercial development.
Wetherby
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Chapel of Ease, Wetherby | Market Place, Wetherby | Church of England | The chapel was replaced by St James' Church. Wetherby Town Hall now occupies the site. | |||
North Street Primitive Methodist Chapel | North Street, Wetherby | Primitive Methodist | 1874 | 1966 | The church closed after mergers within the Methodist church, closing this and the Calvinist Chapel on Victoria Street (now a hairdressers). The Bank Street church effectively replaced them. The site is now a car park. |
Woodhouse
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Camp Road Baptist Chapel | Housing off Grosvenor Hill | Camp Road, facing onto Grosvenor Hill | Baptist | 1874 | After 1966 | The chapel was in use as a warehouse from the 1940s until at least 1967. |
Catholic Apostolic Church | Grass and trees, part of Leeds University campus | Cromer Road, opposite Lyddon Hall | Catholic Apostolic Church | 1886 | After 1962 | Architect James W. James of London. Gothic style, red brick with stone dressings, barrel roof and interior plastered. |
Church of the Holy Name | Open space | At the junction of Servia Road and Cambridge Road | After 1967 | Designed by Chorley and Cannon, built in 1881 at a cost of £4000. There was seating for 450, with a schoolroom for 700 children. It fell into disuse as a church and became a furniture store for Leeds City Council's Education Department. Demolished some time after 1967. | ||
Nether Green Chapel | At the corner of the former Royston Place and Coldcall Terrace, Nether Green |
Congregational Church. | A small (30 seat) mission church supported by Headingley Congregational Church. Registers, minutes and papers are held by West Yorkshire Archive Service. | |||
St. Vincent's Chapel | Coldcall Terrace, Nether Green | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic Chapel-of-ease. | |||
Woodhouse Methodist Church | Onestop Woodhouse community convenience store | Woodhouse Street LS6 2NY, on the corner of Wesley Court |
Methodist | The first Wesleyan Chapel on this site was built in 1770. The last church was a single-storey purpose-built building. |
Wortley
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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St. Mary of Bethany Church | Tong Road | Church of England | 1886 | 1975 | The church spire was 135 feet high. Closed on 6 November 1972 due to population changes, and demolished in 1975. |
Yeadon
Name | Site now | Location | Denomination | Opened | Demolished | Notes |
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Queen Street Chapel | Hanover House apartments | Queen Street | Methodist | 1865 | 1971 | Originally called United Methodist Chapel, then Queen Street Methodist Chapel and (from 1955) St Mark's Methodist Chapel. |
Major sources
The following sources provide much of the detail used here:
- Minnis, John, (2007) Religion and Place in Leeds English Heritage (Architecture and dates)
- British Listed Buildings (Grades)
- Mosques in Leeds (Mosques, current and past)
- GENUKI The Ancient Parish of Leeds (Historical information on churches)
- Leodis - a photographic archive of Leeds (Leeds Library and Information Service)