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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> |
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> |
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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 /> |
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 /> |
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Revision as of 15:51, 30 June 2024
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. St Andrew's 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
The original St Andrew's Mission Church was founded by Rev. A. J. Miller[1] and his curate, Mr Hutchinson.[2] It opened on 3rd May 1883.[3]
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[4] to replace the existing building that was commonly known as the "iron mission".[5] 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).[4]
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.[6]
![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
Notes
References
- Ordnance Survey (1894) Wakefield, sheet 78, 1 inch: 1 mile. Southampton: Ordnance Survey.
- Ordnance Survey (1904) Yorkshire, CCXVIII.11, 25.344 inch: 1 mile. Southampton: Ordnance Survey.
- 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
External links
- The Church of St Andrew on the Church of England website
- Stourton's wall memorial on Roll of Honour