All Hallows Church, Bardsey facts for kids

Quick facts for kids All Hallows Church
Church of All Hallows
Location	Bardsey, West Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	www.bardseyekparish.com
History
Status	Parish Church
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed building
Style	Medieval
Specifications
Materials	sandstone, rubble, gritstone
Administration
Parish	Bardsey cum Rigton
Deanery	Allerton
Archdeaconry	Leeds
Diocese	Leeds
Province	York

All Hallows Church is a historic church located in Bardsey, a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church, meaning it's a local church for the community. It belongs to the Diocese of Leeds.

A special piece of art, the Bardsey Millennium Tapestry, hangs inside the church. Many people from the village helped create this tapestry. It took almost five years to finish and was first shown to the public in October 2001.

Church History

The church building is very old, with parts dating back to the 9th century. The tower is the oldest part, built between 850 and 950 AD. This makes it one of the oldest surviving church towers in England!

Over the years, the church has been changed and added to.

• Between 1000 and 1400, new sections called north and south aisles were added.
• A special Norman-style doorway was moved to its current spot.
• Later, a porch was built, which now covers some of this old doorway.

The church has had several updates, with the most recent major work done in 1909.

Chapels and Memorials

In 1521, a north chapel was built. This area now serves as the vestry, which is a room where clergy prepare for services. Two important people, Edmund Mauleverer and his son Robert, are buried beneath this chapel.

In 1868, a pipe organ was installed in this part of the church. A south chapel was added later, in the 19th century, for a local important family.

Inside the church, there is also a war memorial. It remembers those from the area who served in the Great War (World War I) and the World War (World War II).

Building Style

The west side and tower of the church.

All Hallows Church shows different building styles because it was built over many centuries.

• The west tower is in the Anglo-Saxon style, which is very old.
• The aisles were originally built in the Norman style.
• These aisles were made wider in the 14th century.

The church is mostly built from red sandstone. Some parts use rough stone called rubble, and other areas have a type of stone called gritstone. The porch is made of smooth, cut stone, and the roof is covered with stone slates.

At the entrance to the church from Church Lane, there is a traditional wooden gate structure called a lychgate.

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  A view looking towards the altar inside the church.

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  A look at the northern wall of the church's interior.

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  The war memorial inside All Hallows Church.

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  A view of the church's ceiling.

See also

• Grade I listed churches in West Yorkshire
• List of places of worship in the City of Leeds
• Listed buildings in Bardsey cum Rigton