Church of All Saints, Elland

The Church of All Saints is a Church of England parish church in Elland, Calderdale, West Yorkshire. The church is a grade II* listed building.

Church of All Saints, Elland
53.6805°N 1.8388°W / 53.6805; -1.8388
LocationSavile Road, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0NH
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipModern Catholic
History
StatusActive
DedicationAll Saints
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Years built1896
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Leeds
Episcopal areaHuddersfield Episcopal Area
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of Halifax
ParishAll Saints, Elland
Clergy
Bishop(s)The Rt Revd Tony Robinson (AEO)
RectorThe Revd Canon David Burrows

History

In 1896, the Church of All Saints was built by George Fellowes Prynne. It is made of hammer-dressed stone and has a tiled roof. It has late Gothic reredos dating from the 1920s, although the carved altar is from the 17th century.[1] Prynne's brother, the leading late Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Arthur Fellowes Prynne, designed the church's stained glass.[2] On 6 June 1983, the church was designated a grade II* listed building.[1]

Present day

The Church of All Saints is part of the Benefice of "Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland and All Saints, Elland" in the Archdeaconry of Halifax and the Huddersfield Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Leeds.[3]

The parish stands in the Modern Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[3] As All Saints rejects the ordination of women, the church receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Wakefield (currently Tony Robinson).[4]

Notable people
  • Felix Arnott, later Archbishop of Brisbane, served his curacy in the benefice in the 1930s[5]

See also

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1133954)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. Sharville, Ruth. "Elland, All Saints, Yorkshire". George Fellowes Prynne. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. "All Saints, Elland". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. "All Saints, Elland". See of Beverley. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. "Felix Raymond Arnott". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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