Leeds Minster

Leeds Minster
Minster and Parish Church of St Peter-at-Leeds
The Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds
Map
53°47′42″N 1°32′10″W / 53.79500°N 1.53611°W / 53.79500; -1.53611
OS grid referenceSE 30658 33301
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad church
Websitewww.leedsminster.org
History
DedicationSt Peter
Architecture
Architect(s)Robert Chantrell
Specifications
Length55 metres (180 feet)
Tower height42 metres (139 feet)
Bells12 + flat 6th
Tenor bell weight40 long cwt 1 qr 27 lb (4,535 lb or 2,057 kg)
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLeeds
Episcopal areaLeeds
ArchdeaconryLeeds
DeaneryNorth-west Leeds
ParishLeeds City
Clergy
Bishop(s)Nick Baines
RectorPaul Maybury
Curate(s)Andrew Earwaker, Jo Jones
NSM(s)Jane de Gay, Paddy Benson
Laity
Reader(s)Kay Brown, Sarah Maybury
Organist/Director of musicAlexander Woodrow
Organist(s)Shaun Turnbull

Leeds Minster, also known as the Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds (formerly Leeds Parish Church) is the minster church of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It stands on the site of the oldest church in the city and is of architectural and liturgical significance. A church is recorded on the site as early as the 7th century, although the present structure is a Gothic Revival one, designed by Robert Dennis Chantrell and completed in 1841. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and was the Parish Church of Leeds before receiving the honorific title of "Minster" in 2012. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by Historic England.[1]

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