Church of the Epiphany, Gipton

Church of the Epiphany
Parish Church of the Epiphany
Location	Gipton, Leeds
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Architect(s)	Nugent Cachemaille-Day
Groundbreaking	1936
Completed	1938
Administration
Parish	Gipton
Archdeaconry	Leeds
Diocese	West Yorkshire and the Dales
Province	York

The Church of the Epiphany (also known as the Bishop Burroughs Memorial Church of the Epiphany) in Gipton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales. The church is Grade I listed.

History

The church was built to serve the then growing housing estate of Gipton. Designed by Nugent Cachemaille-Day and built by Armitage Hodgson of Leeds, groundbreaking began in 1936 and the church opened in 1938. The foundation stone was laid on the 12th July 1937 by Elsie Burroughs, the sister of the late Bishop of Ripon in a ceremony attended by the Princess Royal. The church was replaced a temporary church which was built in 1936 to accommodate congregations during construction. Originally intended to be dedicated so Saint Edmund, the church opened as the Parish Church of the Epiphany. Alterations were made to the church in 1976. The church was Grade I listed on 25th June 1993.

Architectural style

Like much of the surrounding area the church is of built of red brick in a style fitting with its mid-twentieth century era. Cachmaille-Day's plans were inspired by the new church as Coutances, with an uncluttered open space being his maid consideration. The church has a prominent apse on its eastern side. The church is built of reinforced concrete with a red brick cladding and a tiled roof. The nave and chancel are under a single rood span. The churches gable has two buttresses flanked by the bell openings.

See also

• List of places of worship in the City of Leeds

External links

• A Church Near You - Church of the Epiphany