List of places of worship in the City of Leeds

Open places of worship

Beeston

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Beeston Methodist Church		Town Street, Beeston	Methodist			The church is still open albeit somewhat rundown. It is situated on Town Street.
St. Andrew's Methodist Church		Old Lane, Beeston	Methodist			The church is a twentieth-century brick building situated on Old Lane.
St. Anthony of Padua Church		Old Lane, Beeston	Catholic			The church was designed by Kelly by Kelly and Birchall and is situated on Old Lane.
St. Mary's Church		Town Street, Beeston	Anglican			The church is situated on Town Street.

Burley

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Burley Methodist Church		Cardigan Lane, Burley	Methodist			The church is situated on Cardigan Lane.
Leeds Chinese Christian Church		Kirkstall Road, Burley	Independent			The building is situated on Kirkstall Road.
Makkah Jamia Masjid		Brudenell Road, Burley	Islam			The building is situated on Brudenell Road between Burley and Hyde Park
Our Lady of Lourdes Church		Cardigan Road, Burley	Catholic			The church is situated on Cardigan Road.
St. Matthias' Church		St. Matthias' Street, Burley 53°48′25″N 1°34′45″W / 53.806972°N 1.579264°W	Anglican	II*	1854	The church was completed in 1854 while the North aisle and the West Porch were added in 1886. On 5 August 1976 the church was designated a Grade II listed building.

Burmantofts

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
St. Agnes' Church		Stoney Rock Lane, Burmantofts	Anglican		1889	The church is situated on Stoney Rock Lane. It was designed by Leeds-based architects Kelly & Birchall and built between 1887 and 1889.

Chapel Allerton

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Chapel Allerton Methodist Church		Town Street, Chapel Allerton	Methodist		1983	The church is situated on Town Street and was completed in 1983 replacing another church (still standing) also on Town Street.
St. Matthew's Church		Wood Lane, Chapel Allerton	Anglican			The church was designed by GF Bodley (1827-1907)

Chapeltown

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Chapeltown Community Church		Avenue Hill, Chapeltown	United Reformed			The church is situated on Avenue Hill.
Holy Rosary Church		Chapeltown Road, Leeds	Catholic			The church is situated on Chapeltown Road.
Masjid-e-Shah Jalal		Ellers Road, Chapeltown	Islam			The mosque is situated on Ellers Road, Chapeltown
Our Lady of Czestochowa & St. Stanislaw Kostka		Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	Polish Roman Catholic			The church is a Polish language Roman Catholic church.
Sikh Temple, Leeds		Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	Sikhism			The temple is situated on Chapeltown Road.
Union Chapel		Chapeltown Road, Chapeltown	Sikhism			The chapel was formerly used as a Sikh temple and is situated on Chapeltown Road.

City Centre

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Holy Trinity Church		Leeds City Centre	Anglican	I	1727	Holy Trinity Church (also known as Church of the Holy Trinity, or Holy Trinity, Boar Lane), in Leeds, West Yorkshire, is a Church of England Parish Church in the Parish of Leeds City in the Diocese of Leeds. It was built in 1722–7, but the steeple dates from 1839. It is a Grade I Listed building.
Leeds Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St. Anne		Leeds City Centre 53°48′03″N 1°32′48″W / 53.8007°N 1.5468°W	Catholic	II*	1904	Leeds Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Anne, commonly known as Saint Anne's Cathedral, is the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Diocese of Leeds, and is the seat of the Bishop of Leeds.
Leeds Minster or the Minster and Parish Church of St. Peter at Leeds		Leeds City Centre	Anglican	I		Leeds Minster, formerly Leeds Parish Church, in Leeds, West Yorkshire is a large Church of England foundation of major architectural and liturgical significance. A church is recorded on the site as early as the 7th century, although the present structure is a Gothic Revival one, dating from the mid-19th century. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and was the Parish Church of Leeds before becoming a Minster in 2012. It has been designated a grade I listed building by English Heritage.
Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel		City Square	Unitarian	II*		Mill Hill Chapel is a Unitarian church in Leeds, in the north of England. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella organisation for British Unitarians. The building was granted Grade II* listed status in 1963.
Oxford Place Methodist Church		Leeds City Centre	Methodist			Oxford Place Methodist Church is situated on Oxford Place facing the western face of Leeds Town Hall.
St. George's Church		Leeds City Centre	Anglican	I	1838	St George's is a Church of England parish based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The church building is near to Leeds General Infirmary. St George's Church is well known for St George's Crypt, which works with the homeless and Asylum seekers. The Crypt provides overnight accommodation, and runs two hostels. The church is a Grade II listed building, built 1836–38. Its spire was blown down in 1962 and replaced in January 2006.

Gipton

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Church of the Epiphany		Beech Lane, Gipton	Anglican	I	1938	The church is situated on Beech Lane. It was designed by Nugent Cachemaille-Day and completed in 1938 with the construction of the surrounding estate. It is Grade I listerd
Gipton Methodist Church		Oak Tree Place, Gipton	Methodist			The church is situated on Oak Tree Place
St. Nicholas Church		Oakwood Lane, Gipton	Catholic			The church is situated on Oakwood Lane and was built to serve the areas large Irish population.

Harehills

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Asley Road Methodist Church		Ashley Road, Harehills	Methodist			The church is situated on Ashley Road.
Harehills Lane Baptist Church		Harehills, Harehills	Baptist		1928	The church was built in 1928 and is situated on Harehills Lane.
Markazi Jamia Masjid Bilal (Harehills Mosque)		Harehills Place, Harehills	Islam			The mosque is situated on Harehills Lane.
New Testament Church of God		Easterly Road, Harehills	Pentacostalism			The church is situated on Easterly Road.
St. Aidan's Church		Roundhay Road, Leeds	Anglican	II*	1894	The church was built in 1894 of redbrick and is situated on Roundhay Road.
St. Augustine of Canterbury Church		Harehills Road, Harehills	Catholic			The church is situated on Harehills Road
St James' University Hospital Church		Beckett Street, Harehills	none			The church is part of St. James' University Hospital on Beckett Street.
St. Wilfred's Church		Chatsworth Road, Harehills	Anglican		1927	The church was built in 1927 and is situated on Chatsworth Road.
Three Hierarchs		Harehills Avenue, Harehills	Greek Orthodox (formerly Methodist)		1906	The church was built as a Methodist church and opened in 1906. It is now Greek Orthodox. The church is situated on Harehills Avenue.
Trinity United Church		Banstead Terrace, Harehills	United Reformed			The church is situated on Banstead Terrace and overlooks Banstead Park.

Headingley

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Luthehran Church House		Alma Road, Headingley	Lutheran			The Church is situated on Alma Road.
South Parade Baptist Church		South Parade, Headingley	Baptist			The church is situated on South Parade opposite the junction with St. Michael's Lane.
St. Chad's Church		Otley Road, Headingley	Anglican	II*	1868	The church is situated on Otley Road. It has been used on many an occasion as a Yorkshire Television filming location.
St. Columba's Church		Headingley Lane, Headingley	United Reformed			The church is of a mid-twentieth century construction and situated on Headingley Lane.
St. Michael and All Angel's Church		Headingley Lane, Headingley	Anglican	II*	1886	The church is situated on Headingley Lane and is one of two large parish churches in the district, the other being St. Chad's in Far Headingley. The church was designed by J L Pearson, architect of Truro Cathedral. The first church on 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 was not 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.
St. Urban's Church		Grove Road, Headingley	Catholic			The church is situated on Grove Road. In 2010 the Parish of St. Urban's, Headingley was merged with the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Burley to become the Parish of St. Jeanne Jugan.

Hyde Park

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Leeds Grand Mosque		Woodsley Road, Hyde Park	Islam			The mosque was formerly Sacred Heart Catholic church.

Kirkstall

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Church of Jesus Churst of Latter Day Saints		Vesper Road, Kirkstall	Mormon
Kirkstall Methodist Chapel		Victoria Road, Kirkstall	Methodist
St. Stephen's Church, Kirkstall		Morris Lane, Kirkstall	Church of England	II	1829	The church is situated on Morris Lane on high ground overlooking Kirkstall Abbey.

Middleton

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Middleton Baptist Church		Middleton Park Avenue, Middleton	Baptist			The church is situated on Middleton Park Avenue in the heart of the Middleton council estate.
Middleton Methodist Chapel		Mount Pleasant, Middleton	Methodist			The chapel is situated on Mount Pleasant in the older areas of Middleton.
St. Cross Church		Middleton Park Avenue, Middleton	Anglican		1933	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, Middleton	Anglican	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, Middleton	Catholic			The church is situated on St. Philip's Avenue to the North of the Estate.

Potternewton

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
St. Martin's Church		Potternewton	Anglican		1881	The church was designed by Park Row-based architectural consultants Adams & Kelly and built between 1879 and 1881.

Roundhay

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Roundhay Methodist Church		Springwood Road, Roundhay	Methodist			The church is situated on Springwood Road.
Sinai Synagogue		Roman Avenue, Roundhay	Judaism		1960	The synagogue was completed in 1960 and is situated on Roman Avenue.
St. Andrew's Church		Devonshire Avenue, Roundhay	United Reform		1908	The church is situated on Devonshire Avenue.
St. Edmund's Church		Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay	Anglican		1910	The church is situated on Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay. It was completed in 1910.

Seacroft

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Church of the Assumption		Ironwood Approach, Seacroft	unknown		c1950s	The Church of the Assumption is of a red-brick build and was built around the 1950s with the surrounding estate.
Seacroft Congregational Church		Brooklands Avenue, Seacroft	United Reformed		1951	Seacroft Congregational Church is on Brooklands Avenue and was built in 1951 along with the surrounding estate.
Seacroft Methodist Church		York Road, Seacroft	Methodist		1874	Seacroft Methodist Church pre-dates the building of the estate, opening in 1874 and lies in the 'old village' part of Seacroft on York Road.
St. James' Church		York Road, Seacroft	Anglican			St. James' Church sits on the village green in Seacroft and dates from the areas days as a village before the development of the Seacroft estate.

West Park

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Church of the Assumption of Our Lady		Spen Lane, West Park	Roman Catholic

Wetherby

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Church on the Corner		Hallfield Estate, Wetherby	Anglican		1873	The Church on the Corner is an Anglican church situated within the grounds of Wetherby Cemetery. It sits besides a near-identical chapel of rest.
St James' Church		Church Street, Wetherby 53°55′47″N 1°23′11″W / 53.9298°N 1.3864°W	Anglican	II	1842	St. James church is the largest church in Wetherby and its parish church. It opened in 1842.
St. Joseph's Church		Westgate, Wetherby	Catholic		1882	St. Joseph's church opened in 1882. It's extension in 1987, an extension which won the Leeds Prize for architecture that year.
Wetherby Methodist Church		Bank Street, Wetherby	Methodist		1829	The Methodist church on bank street was built as a result of Methodist mergers replacing earlier chapels on North Street (now demolished) and Victoria Street (now converted to commercial premises). It was refurbished in 2012.

Wortley

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Notes
Holy Family Catholic Church		Green Lane, Wortley	Catholic		1895	The church was designed by Kelly of Kelly & Birchall is situated on Green Lane.

Closed or disused places of worship

Burley

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Closure	Notes
St. Margaret of Antioch Church		Cardigan Road, Burley	Anglican	II*	1909	1995	The church is situated on Cardigan Road. It was built in the Parish of Burley to serve the population of the newly built red-brick terrace houses in the area. However by the 1990s congregations had dwindled to only a few. In 1995 it was declared redundant. Because of damage to the roof and an infestation of pigeons, the building became a health hazard and unfit for use. English Heritage funded essential building repairs as it was on the listed Buildings At Risk Register. A steering group was formed to look at ways of bringing the building back into use and slowly a future vision came into focus. The building is now home to a group of artists called Left Bank Leeds. The building is often open during English Heritage’s Heritage Open Days. John Betjeman knew and admired the building, especially the interior.

Chapel Allerton

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Closure	Notes
Chapel Allerton Methodist Church		Town Street, Chapel Allerton	Methodist		1878	1983	This church has been replaced by the 1983 Methodist church also on Town Street. The former church now serves as a 'church centre'.

City Centre

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Closure	Notes
Salem Chapel		Hunslet Lane, Leeds City Centre	Independent		1791	2001	The Salem chapel opened in 1791, while the bow front was added in 1906. Leeds United were founded there in 1919. The chapel closed in 2001 and is now offices.
St. John the Evangelist Church		Leeds City Centre	Anglican	I	1634	1975	St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds, is a redundant Anglican church in the centre of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner refers to it as 'the only church at Leeds of more than local interest'. It was designated redundant on the 1st November 1975.

Headingley

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Closure	Notes
First Church of Christ Scientist Leeds		Alma Road, Headingley	Independent				The church is now used as offices. It is proposed to demolish it to make way for the Leeds Trolleybus.

Holbeck

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Closure	Notes
St. Matthew's Church		Stocks Hill, Holbeck	Anglican	II	1830s		The church is stone built and dates from the 1830s. It is situated on Stocks Hill. The building is now used as a community centre. Much of the housing around it including the high rise flats (with the exception of one block) have been demolished. The church is Grade II listed.

Roundhay

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Closure	Notes
St. John's Church		Wetherby Road, Roundhay	Anglican until 2008.		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.

Wetherby

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Closure	Notes
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.

Woodhouse

Name	Image	Location	Denomination	Grade	Opened	Closure	Notes
Emmanuel Church		Woodhouse Lane, Woodhouse					The church, situated on Woodhouse Lane adjacent to the Parkinson Building is now the Emmanuel Centre, a building of the University of Leeds
St. Mark's Church		St. Mark's Road, Woodhouse	Anglican		1826		The church, built in 1826 as a commissioners' church is situated on St. Mark's Road in Woodhouse. The church was used as the 'Parish Church of St. Matthew' in The Beiderbecke Affair. It is currently closed and unused, in a state of relative dilapidation.
Trinity St David's Congregational Chapel		Woodhouse Lane, Leeds	Congregationalist				The Trinity St. David's Church was converted into a nightclub; Halo and a bar; The Quilted Llama opening in 2005. Both closed in May 2014.[1] The building is currently unused.

Demolished places of worship

Wetherby

Name	Site now	Location	Denomination	Opened	Demolished	Notes
Chapel of Ease, Wetherby		Market Place, Wetherby	Anglican			Wetherby Town Hall now lies on this site. The church was in effect replaced by St. James' Church.
North Street Primitive Methodist Chapel		North Street, Wetherby	Primitive Methodist	1874	post 1920	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.

See also

• Architecture of Leeds

References

1. "Halo to close". The Tab. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-09-06.