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The [[Church of St Andrew#War memorial|Stourton War Memorial]] was unveiled in the grounds of the church on the 6th August 1921 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lascelles%2C_6th_Earl_of_Harewood Viscount Lascelles]. There was a large crowd, including ex-Servicemen, the relatives of the fallen men and the 11th S.E. Troop of Boy Scouts. Viscount Lascelles said, before he unveiled the memorial, that Stourton was right to unveil its memorial later than other parishes as it "avoided the risk of the ceremony being in any sense regarded from the point of view of a triumph over a fallen enemy" and said that when "people looked at the memorial they would be inspired by something of the spirit which those men undoubtedly possessed, and which enabled them to make the greatest sacrifice that they could pay." The Vicar of Leeds, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Heywood Rev. Bernard O. F. Heywood], dedicated the memorial, then the band of the 7th Leeds Rifles played Chopin's ''Funeral March'', the buglers played the the ''Last Post'', and finally an ex-serviceman placed a wreath on behalf of the Stourton Branch of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_of_Ex-Service_Men National Union of Ex-Service Men].<ref name="WM">(Skyrack Courier, 1921)</ref> |
The [[Church of St Andrew#War memorial|Stourton War Memorial]] was unveiled in the grounds of the church on the 6th August 1921 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lascelles%2C_6th_Earl_of_Harewood Viscount Lascelles]. There was a large crowd, including ex-Servicemen, the relatives of the fallen men and the 11th S.E. Troop of Boy Scouts. Viscount Lascelles said, before he unveiled the memorial, that Stourton was right to unveil its memorial later than other parishes as it "avoided the risk of the ceremony being in any sense regarded from the point of view of a triumph over a fallen enemy" and said that when "people looked at the memorial they would be inspired by something of the spirit which those men undoubtedly possessed, and which enabled them to make the greatest sacrifice that they could pay." The Vicar of Leeds, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Heywood Rev. Bernard O. F. Heywood], dedicated the memorial, then the band of the 7th Leeds Rifles played Chopin's ''Funeral March'', the buglers played the the ''Last Post'', and finally an ex-serviceman placed a wreath on behalf of the Stourton Branch of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_of_Ex-Service_Men National Union of Ex-Service Men].<ref name="WM">(Skyrack Courier, 1921)</ref> |
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On 8th January 1950, the Church of St Andrew held a nativity service that was packed owing to the use of a live lamb. The lamb was mostly well-behaved. The Vicar, Rev C. O. Kennedy, told a Yorkshire Post reported that it was the idea of Mr. H Quarmby, who played the shepherd in the nativity. The real shepherd, Mr. A Ellison, who worked for G Thompson of Old Hall Farm in Gargrave, watched the service and told the reporter of how he had found the lamb almost dead on Christmas Day.<ref>(The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, 1950)</ref> |
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[[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: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.]] |
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*''The Rothwell Times'' (1897b) 'Stourton St. Andrew Bazaar', 10 December. Available at: https://archive.org/details/rothwelltimes1897complete/page/n21/ |
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*''The Rothwell Times'' (1898) 'Consecration of Stourton Church by the Bishop of Ripon', 29 July. Available at: https://archive.org/details/1898rothwelltimescomplete/page/n29/ |
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*''The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury'' (1950) ‘Lamb in church play’, 9 January, p. 6. |
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*''Skyrack Courier'' (1921) ‘War Memorial at Stourton’, 12 August, p. 3. |
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*WYK132936 (2024) ‘''Title register for: the former site of the Church of St Andrew, Stourton (Freehold)''’. GOV.UK. |
*WYK132936 (2024) ‘''Title register for: the former site of the Church of St Andrew, Stourton (Freehold)''’. GOV.UK. |
Revision as of 14:48, 3 July 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 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] The land on which the old building stood had been purchased by the Great Northern Railway to use for a new line through Stourton.[1] 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] The contractor for the church was Issac Gould.[1]
The Church of St Andrew was consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon on 23rd July 1898. The opening ceremony, which started with a procession, was well attended. At the head of the procession from the Board schools to the church was the Middleton Brass Band, followed by local clergy and officials, and at the rear were the Bishop and the curate of the parish, Rev. G. H. Clark. Other clergy included the Venerable Archdeacon Maude, Shrewsbury; the vicars of Hunslet, Rothwell, Woodlesford, Middleton, Garforth, Kirkstall, Holbeck, St. Silas (Hunslet), St. Barnabas (Holbeck), Gawthorpe, St. Paul (Stanningley), Shadwell, St. Frideswide (Oxford), and the Revs. Hewitt, Sutton, and Street. When the procession reached the church, a petition, signed by the vicar of Middleton (the Hon. and Rev. Henry Lysaght) asking the Bishop to consecrate the church, was presented. After the Deed of Conveyance was presented, the Bishop spoke to the congregation:[1]
Dearly beloved in the Lord, forasmuch as devout and holy men, as well under the law as under the Gospel, moved, either by the secret inspiration of the Blessed Spirit, or by express command of God, or by their own reason and sense of the natural decency of things, have erected houses for the public worship of God, and separated them from all profane and common uses in order to fill men's minds with greater reverence for His glorious Majesty, and affect their hearts with more devotion and humility in His service; which pious works have been approved and graciously accepted by our Heavenly Father. Let us not doubt [that] He will also graciously approve this our godly purpose of setting apart this place, in a solemn manner, to the celebration of the several offices of religious worship; and let us faithfully and devoutly beg his blessing on this our undertaking."
Bishop of Ripon (William Boyd Carpenter), in The Rothwell Times (July 29, 1898)
Following the Bishop's words, there were prayers and then the Commissary read the consecration, which the Bishop signed. The Rev. A. J. Miller, founder of the church, sang Evensong and Archdeacon Maude and Rev. H. Lvsaght, vicar of the parish, read lessons. The choir sang I have surely built Thee a House. The Bishop also delivered a sermon. The offertory was £28 18s 11d (~£2,239.31 in 2017). After the service, over 300 people had tea in the Central Hall of the Rothwell Haigh Board School. The Rev Miller did a special service in the evening, as well as the Sunday morning. The Archdeacon Maude did a service on the Sunday evening. The offertory for Sunday was £9 18s (~£773.90 in 2017).[1]
The Stourton War Memorial was unveiled in the grounds of the church on the 6th August 1921 by Viscount Lascelles. There was a large crowd, including ex-Servicemen, the relatives of the fallen men and the 11th S.E. Troop of Boy Scouts. Viscount Lascelles said, before he unveiled the memorial, that Stourton was right to unveil its memorial later than other parishes as it "avoided the risk of the ceremony being in any sense regarded from the point of view of a triumph over a fallen enemy" and said that when "people looked at the memorial they would be inspired by something of the spirit which those men undoubtedly possessed, and which enabled them to make the greatest sacrifice that they could pay." The Vicar of Leeds, Rev. Bernard O. F. Heywood, dedicated the memorial, then the band of the 7th Leeds Rifles played Chopin's Funeral March, the buglers played the the Last Post, and finally an ex-serviceman placed a wreath on behalf of the Stourton Branch of the National Union of Ex-Service Men.[7]
On 8th January 1950, the Church of St Andrew held a nativity service that was packed owing to the use of a live lamb. The lamb was mostly well-behaved. The Vicar, Rev C. O. Kennedy, told a Yorkshire Post reported that it was the idea of Mr. H Quarmby, who played the shepherd in the nativity. The real shepherd, Mr. A Ellison, who worked for G Thompson of Old Hall Farm in Gargrave, watched the service and told the reporter of how he had found the lamb almost dead on Christmas Day.[8]
The Church of St Andrew closed in 1973,[9] as the housing in Stourton was demolished to turn the village into an industrial area.[10] The war memorial, which had been in the grounds of the church, was moved to its current position at the junction of Wakefield Road and Pontefract Road around 1975.[11] The land, removal and re-siting of the cenotaph was paid for by a local business, John Waddington Printers.[12]
The church was demolished some time after an unsuccessful application for its demolition by the Church Commisioners in May 1975.[13] It was listed as "the former site of the Church of St Andrew's, Stourton" by April 1978 and is the property of Leeds City Council.[14]
Clergy
Name | Year(s) | Notes |
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Reginald Pattinson | 1902-1906[15] | P.C of St Andrew's |
William Crawford Allan | 1906-21[16] | P.C of Stourton |
John Albert Victor Rushworth | 1921-1945[17] | P.C of Stourton |
William Johnston | 1945-1949[18] | Vicar of Stourton |
Cyril Ormonde Kennedy | 1949-1955[19] | Vicar of Stourton |
John Comyn Vaughan Wilkes | 1956-1958[20] | Vicar of Hunslet (from 54) with Stourton |
Charles Henry Williams | 1960-1969[21] | Vicar of Hunslet with Stourton |
Anthony James Comber | 1969-1973[22][9] | Vicar of Hunslet with Stourton |
Name | Year(s) | Notes |
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Rupert Ellwood | 1904-1906[23] | C of St Andrew's |
Cavendish Moxon | 1906-1908[24] | C of St Andrew's |
Hubert Everard Elrington Reed (formerly Hubert Everard Wiencke) | 1909-1912[25] | C of St Andrew's |
Percy Edgar Burn | 1919-1922[26] | C of St Andrew's |
Neil Strong | 1961-1965[27] | C of Hunslet with Stourton |
William Richard Darce Chapstick | 1964-1967[28] | C of Hunslet with Stourton |
Edward David Murfet | 1964-1965[29] | C of Hunslet with Stourton |
Horace Anthony Matty | 1966-1969[30] | C of Hunselt with Stourton |
Exterior
The Church was designed in a Gothic style, with a red tiled roof and external walls of red Dumfries stone. The nave roof was open-framed, reaching 51ft, and the chancel roof was panelled to a curve. It could be seen from a great distance away.[1]
War memorial
The Stourton War Memorial is a 16ft high cross made of Portland stone that was once at the entrance of the Church of St Andrew. It was designed by Kitson, Parish and Ledgard and erected by Armitage and Hodgson. It contains the names of 75 servicemen who died in the First World War[7] and 25 who died in the Second World War.
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The St Andrew's war memorial, now at the junction of Wakefield Road and Pontefract Road.
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Front panel
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Left panel
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Right panel
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Back panel
Name |
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Arthur Greenhough |
David Griffits |
John Grove |
Clifford Hall |
Thomas Harrold |
John Thomas Hayes |
Harold Hayes |
Thomas Heard |
Arthur Hill |
William Hirst |
John Houghton |
Walter Kale |
John Kelly |
Henry Heaton Lawson |
Arthur Lax |
Albert Edward Ley |
Ernest Leporati |
Herbert Marshall |
Harry Albert Edward Mewis |
John William Milner |
Wilfred Naylor |
George Rands |
Interior
The nave had five bays that were 73ft (22m) long by 27ft (8m) wide and aisles of 73ft long and 11ft (3m) wide. The chancel, which was raised well above the nave and lined with oak, was 34ft (10m) long by 21ft (6m) wide, with a chapel to the north side and the organ chamber and vestry to the south side. The organ chamber was raised about 10ft (3m) above the choir. The internal walls were Harehills stone and plastered brick. The building was heated by a hot-air apparatus and ventilated by the clerestory windows, which could be operated by levers and continuous rods.[1]
Donated furniture
Many items of furniture were donated to the church for it's opening, including:
- silver communion vessels by Mrs. Nussey of Potternewton Hall,
- a dossal, altar cloth and linen by Mrs. Marshall Nicholson and Miss Maude of Middleton,
- a festival altar frontal by Miss Clark of Gedney Hill,
- an eagle lectern by Mrs. Walter Wade of Stourton,
- a desk for the altar office book by Mrs. Harding Churton of Leeds,
- a red stole by Miss Nicholson of Middleton Hall,
- a sanctuary carpet by Mr. and Mrs. Colefax of Stourton,
- an office book (morocco bound and specially lettered) and a large Bible for the lectern by Mrs. Clark of Potternewton,
- a complete set of psalters, hymn books and prayer books, for the choir, by Miss Clark, Potternewton,
- the Bishop's chair by the Stourton Sewing Society,
- mats for sanctuary by Mrs. Hadfield of Roundhay Road,
- a litany desk (made by P.R. Idle) by the Lads' Bible Class,
- a safe for the vestry by H. Hadfield, Esq.,
- vases for the altar by a friend of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wade,
- a marker for the Bible on the lectern by Mrs. Jones of Middleton Road,
- a memorial window (made by Jeffery and Foster, Sheffield) by the friends of the late Mr. W. T. Parker (organist),
- an organ by the Stourton St. Andrew's Choir and friends.[1]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 (The Rothwell Times, 1898)
- ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1882)
- ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1883)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (The Rothwell Times, 1891)
- ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1897b)
- ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1897a)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 (Skyrack Courier, 1921)
- ↑ (The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, 1950)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 (Church Times, 2022)
- ↑ (Marshall, 2023)
- ↑ (H21/472/74/, 1975)
- ↑ (Edwards, 2007)
- ↑ (H22/216/75/, 1975)
- ↑ (WYK132936, 2024)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.993)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.14)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1947, p.707)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.507)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.524)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.1031)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, pp.1035-1036)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.195)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.401)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.921)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.1073)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.180)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.918)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.146)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.681)
- ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.637)
- Church Times (2022) 'Obituary: The Ven. Anthony Comber', 5 August. Available at: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/5-august/gazette/obituaries/obituary-the-ven-anthony-comber (Accessed: 1 July 2024).
- Crockford’s Clerical Directory (1929). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://archive.org/details/ccd-1929
- Crockford’s Clerical Directory (1947). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://archive.org/details/crockfordscleric0000unse_p4b0/
- Crockford’s Clerical Directory (1973). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://archive.org/details/crockfordscleric0000unse_r3d7/
- Edwards, M. (2007) 'Leeds, Stourton and Thwaitgate War Memorial', Roll of Honour. Available at: https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/LeedsStourton.html (Accessed: 1 July 2024).
- H21/472/74/ (1975) Public Access Leeds. Leeds City Council Electronic Information Team. Available at: https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/online-applications/caseDetails.do?caseType=Application&keyVal=ZZZTOJJBXE793 (Accessed: 1 July 2024).
- H22/216/75/ (1975) Public Access Leeds. Leeds City Council Electronic Information Team. Available at: https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=ZZZTOEJBXE086 (Accessed: 1 July 2024).
- Marshall, L. (2023) ‘The Leeds suburb that visitors always pronounce wrong’, Leeds Live, 5 March. Available at: https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/leeds-suburb-visitors-always-pronounce-26385185 (Accessed: 1 July 2024).
- 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/
- The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury (1950) ‘Lamb in church play’, 9 January, p. 6.
- Skyrack Courier (1921) ‘War Memorial at Stourton’, 12 August, p. 3.
- WYK132936 (2024) ‘Title register for: the former site of the Church of St Andrew, Stourton (Freehold)’. GOV.UK.
See also
External links
- The Church of St Andrew on the Church of England website,
- Stourton's wall memorial on Roll of Honour and Imperial War Museum.