St Saviour Church, Richmond Hill

St Saviour Church in Richmond Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

St Saviour
St Saviour Church
53.7918°N 1.526°W / 53.7918; -1.526
LocationRichmond Hill, Leeds
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Designated26 September 1963
Architect(s)John Macduff Derick
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival architecture
Groundbreaking1842
Completed1845
Specifications
MaterialsDressed stone
Administration
ProvinceProvince of York
DioceseDiocese of Leeds
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of Leeds
DeaneryEast Leeds
ParishRichmond Hill
Clergy
Priest(s)Vacant

History

The church was built between 1842 and 1845 to designs by architect John Macduff Derick. The church was anonymously funded by Edward Bouverie Pusey, Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford, a leading advocate of the Oxford Movement. A tall spire, modelled on the spire of St Mary's, Oxford and pinnacles along the eaves were not built. The building was Grade I listed on 26 September 1963.[1]

Present day

The parish stands in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.

Architectural style

The church is built in a Gothic revival style of dressed stone with ashlar dressings. It has a central tower.[1] The church has four five-light windows described by Pevsner as being 'of great merit, in the style of the 13th century and in glowing colour, nothing yet of Victorian insipidity'.

  • Altar
    Altar
  • East End
    East End
  • Window
    Window
  • Chancel
    Chancel

See also

References
  1. Historic England, "Church of St Saviour (1375400)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 May 2016
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