Everything about St Michael And All Angels Church Headingley totally explained
Headingley Parish Church or the
Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels in
Headingley, a suburban area of the city of
Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
England is a large
Victorian Church of England parish church in the centre of the parish on
Otley Road. The church attracts visitors and worshippers from outside the parish and is popular with students.
History
The parish of Headingley was carved out of the once very large parish of Leeds, which at the time also included the districts of Armley, Beeston, Bramley and Hunslet. The first church was the site was built on land given in about 1620 by Sir John Savile. This church remained in place for 210 years and could hold 200 congregants.
The Industrial Revolution brought population booms to northern England and the population of Headingley increased to 2,000 warranting the creation of a vicarcy in 1849 and the building of a larger, 600-seater, church in 1838 (architect (
R D Chantrell).
However, this church wasn't to last. Further increases in population meant that a new church was needed. Today's church is the third on the site and was consecrated in 1886.
Building and associated buildings
The church was designed by
J L Pearson, architect of
Truro Cathedral. It was built 1884 1886, and the north porch was added and the spire completed in 1890. It is built of
gritstone with a tiled roof, and is
Grade II* listed. The church wall and gate piers are Grade II listed.
The Parish Hall was built in 1834 as the Headingley National School, and is Grade II listed, as is the former Parochial Institute in Bennett Road, built in 1877 by
George Corson and now used as offices.
Services
Worship at the Church is in the liberal catholic tradition of the Church of England, with two of the four Sunday services being sung by the church's choir.
Sunday
- 08.00 am Holy Communion
- 10.00 am Parish Communion
- 12.30 pm Holy Communion
- 06.30 pm Evensong
Wednesday
10.30 am Holy Communion
Thursday
08.00 am Holy CommunionFurther Information
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