The Church of All Saints in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.[1] The church is Grade II listed. All Saints is one of the three Anglican churches in town; the others being All Saints at Hightown and St Paul the Apostle.
| All Saints' Church | |
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| Church of All Saints | |
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| 53°43′35″N 1°21′23″W / 53.7265°N 1.3564°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE425257 |
| Location | Albion Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1866 |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Parish | Castleford |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Rt. Rev. Tony Robinson, Bishop of Wakefield |
History
editThe church was built to a design by H. F. Bacon and was completed in 1866.[2]
Architectural style
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The church is built of hammer-dressed sandstone with a slate roof. The five-bay nave has both north and south aisles with a crossing tower, a south gabled porch and north and south transepts. The buttressed north aisle has a weathered plinth, two-centred arched window with two cusped lights with hood moulds with figured stops. The crossing tower has two stages and corner pilasters and a white clock face with hood mould and two recessed louvred belfry windows with set in shafts at each side.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "All Saints". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1313246)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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