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{{ShortDescription|Former Anglican church in Stourton}}
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|short description =The '''Church of St Andrew''' was an Anglican church on Pontefract Road in Stourton. The church was consecrated on 23rd July 1898 and was closed around 1973 when the village (along with the rest of the Rothwell Urban District) was transferred to the Leeds Metropolitan Council and the residents of Stourton were displaced to turn it into an industrial area.
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Revision as of 17:14, 29 June 2024
The Church of St Andrew was an Anglican church on Pontefract Road in Stourton. The church was consecrated on 23rd July 1898 and was closed around 1973 when the village (along with the rest of the Rothwell Urban District) was transferred to the Leeds Metropolitan Council and the residents of Stourton were displaced to turn it into an industrial area.
History
![An overgrown patch of land with many fairly young trees growing. A road with a red gate and large concrete blocks is visible in front of the land.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Site_of_the_former_St_Andrew%27s_war_memorial%2C_Stourton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6221896.jpg/300px-Site_of_the_former_St_Andrew%27s_war_memorial%2C_Stourton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6221896.jpg)
![A war memorial with a short rectangular base, where names are engraved, and a long cross above it. A reef is laid on top of the base against the cross. The background is overgrown with trees and other plants.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Former_St_Andrews_war_memorial%2C_Stourton_%28geograph_6221887%29.jpg/300px-Former_St_Andrews_war_memorial%2C_Stourton_%28geograph_6221887%29.jpg)
Exterior
War memorial
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Front panel
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Left panel
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Right panel
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Back panel
Interior
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See also
External links
- The Church of St Andrew on the Church of England website
- Stourton's wall memorial on Roll of Honour