Grade I listed churches in West Yorkshire

St John the Baptist's Church, Adel

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. Created as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, it consists of five metropolitan boroughs, namely the City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, the City of Leeds and the City of Wakefield. Its area corresponds approximately with the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, and it contains the major towns of Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, and Wakefield.

In England, buildings are given listed building status by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, acting on the recommendation of English Heritage.[1] This gives the structure national recognition and protection against alteration or demolition without authorisation. Grade I listed buildings are defined as being of "exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important"; only 2.5 per cent of listed buildings are included in this grade.[2] This is a complete list of Grade I listed ecclesiastical buildings, including cathedrals, churches and chapels, in West Yorkshire as recorded in the National Heritage List for England.

Christian churches have existed in West Yorkshire since the Anglo-Saxon era, and two of the churches in the list have retained elements of Anglo-Saxon architecture, namely All Hallows, Bardsey,[3][4] and All Saints, Ledsham.[5][6] Surviving Norman architecture is found in particular in St John the Baptist, Adel,[7][8] St Oswald, Guiseley, [9][10] and St Mary, Kippax.[11][12] Most of the remaining churches in this list are in the Gothic style, dating between the 13th and the 17th centuries. There are four buildings in the list that are largely Neoclassical in style, namely the chapel in Bramham Park,[13] St Peter and St Leonard, Horbury,[14][15] Holy Trinity, Leeds,[16][17] and St Peter, Sowerby.[18][19] Churches built in the 19th century, and in Gothic Revival style, are All Souls, Halifax,[20][21] St Peter, Leeds,[22][23] St Saviour, Leeds,[24] and Todmorden Unitarian Church.[25][26] Also in the list are the Italianate Congregational Church in Saltaire,[27][28] and, in Modern style, Epiphany Church in Gipton, Leeds.[29][30] Almost all the churches are part of the Anglican denomination, the exceptions being the Congregational Church in Saltaire, Todmorden Unitarian Church, the Puritan Chapel in Bramhope,[31] and Fulneck Moravian Chapel.[32]

  1. ^ Consultation Process, English Heritage, archived from the original on 6 July 2012, retrieved 12 May 2012
  2. ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 25 March 2015
  3. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, p. 88.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Badsworth (1052219)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  5. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 302–303.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Ledsham (1237404)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  7. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 338–339.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist, Adel (1255610)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  9. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 227–228.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Oswald, Guiseley (1135598)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  11. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, p. 285.
  12. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Kippax (1237399)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  13. ^ Historic England. "Chapel at north end of terrace to rear of Bramham Park (1135640)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  14. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 268–269.
  15. ^ Historic England. "Church of Peter and St Leonard, Horbury (1135508)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  16. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, p. 313.
  17. ^ Historic England. "Holy Trinity Church, Leeds (1255870)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  18. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 492–493.
  19. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter, Sowerby (1313775)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  20. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, p. 234.
  21. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Souls, Halifax (1314027)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  22. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 310–311.
  23. ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St Peter, Leeds (1375046)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  24. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Saviour, Leeds (1375400)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  25. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 521–522.
  26. ^ Historic England. "Unitarian Church, Todmorden (1228988)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  27. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, p. 428.
  28. ^ Historic England. "Congregational Church, Saltaire (1314229)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  29. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, p. 324.
  30. ^ Historic England. "Church of the Epiphany, Gipton (1255904)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  31. ^ Historic England. "Puritan Chapel, Bramhope (1261799)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  32. ^ Historic England. "Fulneck Moravian Settlement and attached ranges (1135096)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2012.