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An early 1900s view.
Looking from St Georges Church. The church was designed by John Clark in 1836-8 and the western tower, over 48 metres in height, incorporated a spire, clock and bell. Burial vaults on the south side were in use until 1855. Built by Atack and Baxter, the foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Ripon, Charles Longley on December 16th, 1836. The cost of the building was ?11,000. Only recently (21st January 2006), after a period of over forty years, a new spire was added to St. George's Church by property and construction company David McLean, as part of a development contract including an apartment scheme adjacent to the church. English Heritage provided the brief for the new 20 metre spire and it was based on designs by David McLean Design. The construction work includes a steel skeletal frame and lead cladding and was carried out by Mercot Stainless Ltd. a firm based in Flint, North Wales. The original spire, seen here, was destroyed by freak gales on 11th February 1962. The new spire was erected in eight sections. It has four pinnacles, a stainless steel cross and weighs over thirty tonnes. At the far right, in the background, part of Leeds General Infirmary can be seen. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | St Georges Church Great George Street | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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