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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 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 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> |
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The church was demolished some time after an unsuccessful application for it's 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> |
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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 |
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Comber Anthony James Comber] || 1969-1973<ref>(Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1973, p.195)</ref><ref name="CT">( |
|[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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*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). |
*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). |
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*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). |
*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). |
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*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). |
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*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). |
*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). |
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*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. |
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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/ |
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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/ |
*''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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*WYK132936. ‘''Title register for: the former site of the Church of St Andrew, Stourton (Freehold)''’ (2024). GOV.UK. |
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