Headingley Parish Church or the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels in Headingley, a suburb of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England is a Victorian Church of England parish church. It is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The parish of Headingley was carved out of the once very large parish of Leeds, which at the time also included the districts of Armley, Beeston, Bramley and Hunslet. The first church on the site was built on land given in about 1620 by John Savile. This church remained in place for 210 years and could hold 200 congregants.
The Industrial Revolution brought population booms to northern England and the population of Headingley increased to 2,000 warranting the creation of a vicarcy in 1849 and the building of a larger, 600-seater, church in 1838, designed by the architect R. D. Chantrell.
However, this church was not to last: further increases in population meant that a new church was needed. Today's church is the third on the site and was consecrated in 1886.
With the growth in the local population a new parish of Far Headingley was created, and St Chad's Church, Far Headingley was built in 1868. The two churches have worked together in matters of child welfare. The Headingley Team of St Michael's and St Chad's have a tradition of undertaking welfare work dating back to the late 19th century, and during the Second World War St Chad's opened a home for the friendless girls' societies in Leeds. In recent years, the two churches hold early Sunday morning communion services alternately, and both participate in Churches Together in Headingley.
Building and associated buildings
The church was designed by J. L. Pearson, architect of Truro Cathedral. It was built from 1884 to 1886, and the north porch was added and the spire completed in 1890. It is built of gritstone with a tiled roof, and is Grade II* listed. The church wall and gate piers are Grade II listed.
The Parish Hall was built in 1834 or 1844 as the Headingley National School, and is Grade II listed, as is the former Parochial Institute in Bennett Road, built in 1877 by George Corson and now used as offices.
Services
Worship at the church is in the liberal catholic tradition of the Church of England, with both Sunday services being sung by the church's choir.
Sunday 10:00 am Parish Eucharist (Sung) 06:30 pm Evensong (Sung) Tuesday
08:00 pm Compline (Said)
Wednesday 10:30 am Holy Communion (Said)
Incumbents of Headingley
Period Vicar of Headingley In 1632 Robert Dobson In 1641 & 1642 John Greenwood In 1650 ? Barratt In 1657 ? Bates (? Alexander Bate) 1662– William Robinson –1675 Richard Crashaw 1675–1676 John Briggs 1676–1711 Joseph Eammonson 1711–1713 John Benson 1713–1730 John Claphamson 1730–1732 John Murgatroyd 1732–1746 Samuel Dodgson 1746–1764 John Moore 1764–1769 Samuel Disney 1769–1782 William Lupton 1782 Jonathan Colton 1782–1836 John Smithson 1836–1863 William Williamson 1863–1865 William Fox Whitbread Torre 1865–1881 Henry Tuckwell 1881–1913 Frederick John Wood 1913–1918 George Arthur Hollis 1918–1933 Richard Henry Malden 1933–1956 Rowland John Wood 1956– Ralph Emmerson –1981 Christopher Luxmore 1981–1991 Owen Arnott Conway 1991– Michael Cross Period Priest in Charge –2011 David William Peat 2012–2014 Michael Anthony Whatmough Period Team Rector 2014 – 2020 Michael Anthony WhatmoughPeriodVicar of Headingley2021– presentAngela Birkin
See also List of new ecclesiastical buildings by J. L. Pearson
References
External links
St Michael & All Angels, Headingley at achurchnearyou.com