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View of St. Mary's Church, the Parish Church of Garforth, located in Church Lane. This is thought to be the third church on the site. The foundation stone was laid on 22nd July 1844 by the Ven. Archdeacon Musgrave. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon (Dr. C.T. Longley) on 14th November 1845. The church, partially funded by the Gascoigne family of Parlington, replaced the former church. It had been built in the Perpedincular style (a style used between about 1380 and 1540.) This church is described in the faculty as being 'in a ruinous and decayed state and insufficient for the accommodation of the inhabitants.' In 1831 the population of the parish was 782 and by 1841 it had increased to 1,195. During demolition the foundations of a church in the Early English style were discovered (1189-1272). There is a full list of Rectors dating from 1249. In 1086 the Domesday Book recorded a church in Gereford (Garforth.) | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Church Lane St. Mary's Church Garforth Parish Church | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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