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{{ShortDescription|Former Anglican church in Stourton}}
{{Infobox church
|short description =The '''Church of St Andrew''' was an Anglican church on Pontefract Road in Stourton. The church replaced a small iron mission and was consecrated on 23rd July 1898.
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| image = Church of St Andrew Stourton.jpg
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| parish = Hunslet
| diocese = Leeds
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| curate = Hutchinson (1883-?), G. H. Clark (1898-?)
| location =53.774423, -1.513709
| zoom = 18
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| map icon = 19th Icon.svg}}
==History==
The original St Andrew's Mission Church was founded by Rev. A. J. Miller<ref name="1898 RT">(The Rothwell Times, 1898)</ref> and his curate, Mr Hutchinson.<ref>(The Rothwell Times, 1882)</ref> It opened on 3rd May 1883.<ref>(The Rothwell Times, 1883)</ref>
In 1891, the population of Stourton had increased significantly and the Committee of St Andrew Mission procured land and enlisted an architect, Charles H. Fowler, to build a new church<ref name="RT 1891">(The Rothwell Times, 1891)</ref> to replace the existing building that was commonly known as the "iron mission".<ref>(The Rothwell Times, 1897b)</ref> Donations for the new church came from Sister Katherine (£300; ~£31,950.30 in 2024), Joshua Tetley & Son (£100; ~£10,650.10 in 2024), W.H. Maude (£100), Mary Collins in memory of Mrs. Urquhart (£100) and John Rhodes (£100).<ref name="RT 1891 />
The cornerstone of St Andrew's was laid on 1st May 1897 by Charles F. Tetley and was followed by a sermon in the old church by Rev. A. J. Miller.<ref>(The Rothwell Times, 1897a)</ref>
[[File:Site of the former St Andrew's war memorial, Stourton - geograph.org.uk - 6221896.jpg|thumb|left|alt=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.|The site of the church in 2019.]]
[[File:Former St Andrews war memorial, Stourton (geograph 6221887).jpg|thumb|left|alt=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.|The St Andrew's war memorial, now at the junction of Wakefield Road and Pontefract Road.]]
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==References==
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**''The Rothwell Times'' (1882) 'Local Retrospect', 29 December. Available at: https://archive.org/details/1882rothwelltimescomplete27jan2020/page/n105/
**''The Rothwell Times'' (1883) 'St. Andrew's Mission Church, Stourton', 27 April. Available at: https://archive.org/details/1883rothwelltimescomplete/page/n37/
*''The Rothwell Times'' (1891) 'Stourton', 6 November. Available at: https://archive.org/details/1891rothwelltimescomplete/page/n53
*''The Rothwell Times'' (1897a) 'Stourton S Andrew', 10 December. Available at: https://archive.org/details/rothwelltimes1897complete/page/n55/
*''The Rothwell Times'' (1897b) 'Stourton St. Andrew Bazaar', 10 December. Available at: https://archive.org/details/rothwelltimes1897complete/page/n21/
*''The Rothwell Times'' (1898) 'Consecration of Stourton Church by the Bishop of Ripon', 29 July. Available at: https://archive.org/details/1898rothwelltimescomplete/page/n29/
==See also==
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