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|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. 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.
|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. St Andrew's closed around 1973 when the residents of Stourton were displaced to turn it into an industrial area.
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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> The land on which the old building stood had been purchased by the Great Northern Railway to use for a new line through Stourton.<ref name="1898 RT" /> 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> The land on which the old building stood had been purchased by the Great Northern Railway to use for a new line through Stourton.<ref name="1898 RT" /> 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>
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> The contractor for the church was Issac Gould.<ref name="1898 RT" />


The Church of St Andrew was consecrated by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_Carpenter 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:<ref name="1898 RT" />
The Church of St Andrew was consecrated by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyd_Carpenter 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:<ref name="1898 RT" />
{{Blockquote|text=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."|source=The Rothwell Times (July 29, 1898)|character=Bishop of Ripon (William Boyd Carpenter)}}
{{Blockquote|text=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."|source=The Rothwell Times (July 29, 1898)|character=Bishop of Ripon (William Boyd Carpenter)}}
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).<ref name="1898 RT" />

On 10th August 1903, the vicar of St Andrew's, Rev. Reginald Pattinson, was married to Edith Richards (daughter of Edward Richards, the manager of Leeds Steel Works) in the church. The service was conducted by the Bishop of Ripon; the brother-in-law of the groom, Rev. H. W. Campbell Baugh, vicar of Trinity, Richmond Park, Liverpool; and the Rev. G. H. Clark, Pattinson's predecessor at St Andrew's. There was a large congregation and hundreds of people outside to witness the arrival and departure of the wedding party.<ref>(The Rothwell Times, 2003)</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>

[[File:Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intel 09 January 1950 0006.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=An image of five children, one girl dressed as an angel and 3 boys and a girl sat on a pew, staring at a lamb in the asile of the Church of St Andrew.|A lamb in the 1950 St Andrew's nativity.]]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 reporter 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>

[[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.]]
The Church of St Andrew closed in 1973,<ref name="CT"/> as the housing in Stourton was demolished to turn the village into an industrial area.<ref>(Marshall, 2023)</ref> 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.<ref>(H21/472/74/, 1975)</ref> The land, removal and re-siting of the cenotaph was paid for by a local business, John Waddington Printers.<ref>(Edwards, 2007)</ref>

The church was demolished some time after an unsuccessful application for its demolition by the Church Commisioners in May 1975.<ref>(H22/216/75/, 1975)</ref> 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.<ref>(WYK132936, 2024)</ref>
==Clergy==
==Clergy==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Year(s) !! Notes
! Name !! Year(s) !! Notes
|-
|-
| Reginald Pattinson || 1902-1906<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.993)</ref> || P.C of St Andrew's
|A. J. Miller || 1883 - ?<ref>(The Rothwell Times, 1883)</ref> || Vicar of St Andrew's Mission
|-
|G. H. Clark || 1889<ref group="n.">(The Rothwell Times, 1900) says that Clark worked at the church for 11 years, although this does not necessarily mean he was curate for all this time.</ref> - 1900<ref name="RT1900">(The Rothwell Times, 1900)</ref> || Curate of St Andrew's
|-
| Reginald Pattinson || 1900 - ?<ref name="RT1900"/> & 1902-1906<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.993)</ref> || Temporary officiant and then P.C of St Andrew's
|-
|-
| William Crawford Allan || 1906-21<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.14)</ref> || P.C of Stourton
| William Crawford Allan || 1906-21<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.14)</ref> || P.C of Stourton
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|Charles Henry Williams || 1960-1969<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, pp.1035-1036)</ref> || Vicar of Hunslet with Stourton
|Charles Henry Williams || 1960-1969<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, pp.1035-1036)</ref> || Vicar of Hunslet with Stourton
|-
|-
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Comber Anthony James Comber] || 1969-?<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.195)</ref> || Vicar of Hunslet with Stourton
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Comber Anthony James Comber] || 1969-1973<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.195)</ref><ref name="CT">(Church Times, 2022)</ref> || Vicar of Hunslet with Stourton
|}
|}
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|}
==Exterior==
==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.<ref name="1898 RT" />
===War memorial===
===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<ref name="WM" /> and 25 who died in the Second World War.
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[[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.]]
<gallery mode=packed>
<gallery mode="packed" heights=250px >
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Former St Andrews war memorial, Stourton (geograph 6221887).jpg|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.
The Stourton and Thwaitegate war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3882186.jpg|Front panel|alt=A rectangular granite panel with the title "Remember the men of Stourton and Thewaitegate who fell in the great war" above a list of names.
The Stourton and Thwaitegate war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3882186.jpg|Front panel|alt=A rectangular granite panel with the title "Remember the men of Stourton and Thewaitegate who fell in the great war" above a list of names.
The Stourton and Thwaitegate war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3882188.jpg|Left panel|alt=A rectangular granite panel with the title "1914" above a list of names.
The Stourton and Thwaitegate war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3882188.jpg|Left panel|alt=A rectangular granite panel with the title "1914" above a list of names.
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The Stourton and Thwaitegate war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3882184.jpg|Back panel|alt=A rectangular granite panel a list of names and a small back panel attached to it with the title "1939-1945" above more names.
The Stourton and Thwaitegate war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3882184.jpg|Back panel|alt=A rectangular granite panel a list of names and a small back panel attached to it with the title "1939-1945" above more names.
</gallery>
</gallery>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1914 - 1918
|-
! Name
|-
|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==
==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.<ref name="1898 RT" />
===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.<ref name="1898 RT" />
==Notes==
==Notes==
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<references group="n."/>
==References==
==References==
<references />
<references />
*''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'' (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'' (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/
*''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 (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.
*Ordnance Survey (1904) ''Yorkshire'', CCXVIII.11, 25.344 inch: 1 mile. Southampton: Ordnance Survey.
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*''The Rothwell Times'' (1897b) 'Stourton St. Andrew Bazaar', 10 December. Available at: https://archive.org/details/rothwelltimes1897complete/page/n21/
*''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 Rothwell Times'' (1898) 'Consecration of Stourton Church by the Bishop of Ripon', 29 July. Available at: https://archive.org/details/1898rothwelltimescomplete/page/n29/
*''The Rothwell Times'' (1900) ‘Presentation to the Rev. G. H. Clark, of Stourton’, 7 September. Available at: https://archive.org/details/1900rothwelltimescomplete/page/n73/.
*''The Rothwell Times'' (1903) ‘Wedding of the Vicar of Stourton’, 14 August. Available at: https://archive.org/details/1903rothwelltimescomplete/page/n65/.
*''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==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*The Church of St Andrew on the [https://facultyonline.churchofengland.org/CHR/ChurchDetails.aspx?id=19838 Church of England website]
*The Church of St Andrew on the [https://facultyonline.churchofengland.org/CHR/ChurchDetails.aspx?id=19838 Church of England website],
*Stourton's wall memorial on [https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/LeedsStourton.html Roll of Honour]
*Stourton's wall memorial on [https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Yorkshire/LeedsStourton.html Roll of Honour] and [https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/22204 Imperial War Museum].

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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]

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The iron mission and the Church of St Andrew.

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]

On 10th August 1903, the vicar of St Andrew's, Rev. Reginald Pattinson, was married to Edith Richards (daughter of Edward Richards, the manager of Leeds Steel Works) in the church. The service was conducted by the Bishop of Ripon; the brother-in-law of the groom, Rev. H. W. Campbell Baugh, vicar of Trinity, Richmond Park, Liverpool; and the Rev. G. H. Clark, Pattinson's predecessor at St Andrew's. There was a large congregation and hundreds of people outside to witness the arrival and departure of the wedding party.[7]

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.[8]

An image of five children, one girl dressed as an angel and 3 boys and a girl sat on a pew, staring at a lamb in the asile of the Church of St Andrew.
A lamb in the 1950 St Andrew's nativity.

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 reporter 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.[9]

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.

The Church of St Andrew closed in 1973,[10] as the housing in Stourton was demolished to turn the village into an industrial area.[11] 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.[12] The land, removal and re-siting of the cenotaph was paid for by a local business, John Waddington Printers.[13]

The church was demolished some time after an unsuccessful application for its demolition by the Church Commisioners in May 1975.[14] 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.[15]

Clergy

Perpetual Curates & Vicars
Name Year(s) Notes
A. J. Miller 1883 - ?[16] Vicar of St Andrew's Mission
G. H. Clark 1889[n. 1] - 1900[17] Curate of St Andrew's
Reginald Pattinson 1900 - ?[17] & 1902-1906[18] Temporary officiant and then P.C of St Andrew's
William Crawford Allan 1906-21[19] P.C of Stourton
John Albert Victor Rushworth 1921-1945[20] P.C of Stourton
William Johnston 1945-1949[21] Vicar of Stourton
Cyril Ormonde Kennedy 1949-1955[22] Vicar of Stourton
John Comyn Vaughan Wilkes 1956-1958[23] Vicar of Hunslet (from 54) with Stourton
Charles Henry Williams 1960-1969[24] Vicar of Hunslet with Stourton
Anthony James Comber 1969-1973[25][10] Vicar of Hunslet with Stourton
Curates
Name Year(s) Notes
Rupert Ellwood 1904-1906[26] C of St Andrew's
Cavendish Moxon 1906-1908[27] C of St Andrew's
Hubert Everard Elrington Reed (formerly Hubert Everard Wiencke) 1909-1912[28] C of St Andrew's
Percy Edgar Burn 1919-1922[29] C of St Andrew's
Neil Strong 1961-1965[30] C of Hunslet with Stourton
William Richard Darce Chapstick 1964-1967[31] C of Hunslet with Stourton
Edward David Murfet 1964-1965[32] C of Hunslet with Stourton
Horace Anthony Matty 1966-1969[33] 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[8] and 25 who died in the Second World War.

  • 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.

  • A rectangular granite panel with the title "Remember the men of Stourton and Thewaitegate who fell in the great war" above a list of names.

    Front panel

  • A rectangular granite panel with the title "1914" above a list of names.

    Left panel

  • A rectangular granite panel with the title "1918" above a list of names.

    Right panel

  • A rectangular granite panel a list of names and a small back panel attached to it with the title "1939-1945" above more names.

    Back panel

1914 - 1918
Name
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

  1. ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1900) says that Clark worked at the church for 11 years, although this does not necessarily mean he was curate for all this time.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 (The Rothwell Times, 1898)
  2. ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1882)
  3. ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1883)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 (The Rothwell Times, 1891)
  5. ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1897b)
  6. ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1897a)
  7. ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 2003)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 (Skyrack Courier, 1921)
  9. ↑ (The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, 1950)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 (Church Times, 2022)
  11. ↑ (Marshall, 2023)
  12. ↑ (H21/472/74/, 1975)
  13. ↑ (Edwards, 2007)
  14. ↑ (H22/216/75/, 1975)
  15. ↑ (WYK132936, 2024)
  16. ↑ (The Rothwell Times, 1883)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 (The Rothwell Times, 1900)
  18. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.993)
  19. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.14)
  20. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1947, p.707)
  21. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.507)
  22. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.524)
  23. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.1031)
  24. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, pp.1035-1036)
  25. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.195)
  26. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.401)
  27. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.921)
  28. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.1073)
  29. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.180)
  30. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1929, p.918)
  31. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.146)
  32. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.681)
  33. ↑ (Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.637)

See also

Places
Buildings Carlton Carlton Hall Farmhouse
Lofthouse Pyemont House
Oulton The Nookin
Robin Hood NE Region Emergency Grid Control Centre
Rothwell Rothwell Castle, Rothwell Empire Cinema, Rothwell One Stop Area Office
Stourton Church of St Andrew
Thorpe-on-the-Hill Thorpe Hall
Woodlesford Church of All Saints
Other Parks Rothwell Country Park
Miscellaneous Possible Roman settlement (Rothwell Haigh)

External links

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