All Saints' Church in Thorp Arch,

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History

The church is of twelfth century origin (the south door being the sole remaining aspect of this era); although is mentioned in the earlier

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of 1086. with a fifteenth century tower; the remainder of the church was built between 1871 and 1872 to designs by

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Architectural style

The church is of dressed magnesian limestone with a red tile and Welsh slate roof. The church has a fifteenth century west tower with offset diagonal buttresses, a three light west window and large square sundial, gargoyles to the north and south with a shield beneath the parapet. The south porch is of twelfth century origin. There is a four bay nave of gothic revival style, a two bay chancel and a north vestry. The church has an ornate

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on the southern side of its boundaries.

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All Saints' Church Thorp Arch
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorp Arch, All Saints' Church Diocese of York Church of England church buildings in West Yorkshire Grade II listed churches in West Yorkshire

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