The Church of St Mary the Virgin in
Boston Spa
Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in the Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire
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,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England is an active
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
parish church
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in the archdeaconry of York and the
Diocese of York
The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The diocese is headed by the ar ...
. It is a
Grade II listed
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building.
History
The original church on this site (designed by S. Taite) was constructed from 1812 to 1814; this was replaced by the current church, built between 1872 and 1884 by W. H. Parkinson.
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Architectural style
The current church was constructed over twelve years from 1872 to 1884, designed by architect W. H. Parkinson. The church has a cruciform plan with a four-bay nave and a tower to the west. The vestry is on the southern side. It is built of ashlar
Ashlar () is a cut and dressed rock (geology), stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape. The term can also refer to a structure built from such stones.
Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, a ...
magnesian limestone
The Magnesian Limestone is a suite of carbonate rocks in north-east England dating from the Permian period. The outcrop stretches from Nottingham northwards through Yorkshire and into County Durham where it is exposed along the coast between Ha ...
, although some of the ornamental dressings are of sandstone. The roof is of green slate.[
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See also
*List of places of worship in the City of Leeds
This article lists #Open places of worship, open, #Former places of worship, former and #Demolished places of worship, demolished places of worship situated within the boundaries of the City of Leeds.
Open places of worship
Aberford
Adel, Le ...
* Listed buildings in Boston Spa
References
External links
St Mary's Boston Spa
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Churches in Leeds
Grade II listed churches in Leeds
Anglican Diocese of Leeds
Church of England church buildings in West Yorkshire
Grade II listed churches in West Yorkshire
19th-century Church of England church buildings
Mary, Boston Spa