Garforth Churches

Here I have gathered together the photos of the churches as these are quite numerous.

St. Mary’s Church
The Rectory of St. Mary’s
Wesleyan Chapel (Methodist Church)
Primitive Methodist Chapel
United Methodist Free Church

St. Mary’s Church

St. Mary’s was built in 1844 and was mostly funded by the Gascoigne family. This is probably the third church to be built on this site [2]. Every postcard series seems to have photos of the church so there are many different images to enjoy.

From Church Lane

It's not possible to take quite the same image of the front of the church now as there are houses in the way so I have taken the best view that I can as a general comparison.

date: c.1930s
copyright: Milton
resolution: 2000x1254px · 1.1M
postcard: Milton NN06

date: 30th March 2019
copyright: Ian Atkinson
resolution: 2000x1459px · 1.6M

date: c.1904
copyright: Parkinson & Roy
resolution: 2000x1367px · 1.5M
postcard: Parkinson & Roy NN15

date: 1914
copyright: Laycocks
resolution: 2000x1245px · 1.1M
postcard: Laycocks 492

date: Unknown
copyright: Richards
resolution: 810x1300px · 446.4K
postcard: Richards 17

date: c.1909
copyright: Phototype Co.
resolution: 806x1300px · 390.8K
postcard: Phototype NN07

From the Graveyard

date: c.1908
copyright: Bramley
resolution: 836x1300px · 566.6K
postcard: Bramley NN11

date: 19th April 2019
copyright: Ian Atkinson
resolution: 750x1300px · 809.5K

date: 1908
copyright: Bramley
resolution: 826x1300px · 958.0K
postcard: Bramley NN11-TINT

date: Unknown
copyright: Parkinson & Roy
resolution: 2000x1254px · 1.3M
postcard: Parkinson & Roy NN11

date: Unknown
copyright: Lilywhite
resolution: 2000x1258px · 1.1M
postcard: Lilywhite GFH04

Interior

date: c.1920
copyright: Lilywhite
resolution: 2000x1251px · 1.1M ·
postcard: Lilywhite GFH01

date: c.1907
copyright: Bramley
resolution: 2000x1232px · 1.0M
postcard: Bramley B2alt

date: c.1910
copyright: Phototype Co.
resolution: 8179x5168px · 16.4M
postcard: Phototype 1883

The Rectory of St. Mary’s

The Rectory was demolished in 1972 and in 1974 flats were built on what is now Croft Foulds Court.

date: Unknown
copyright: Phototype Co.
resolution: 1115x693px · 481.2K
postcard: Phototype 1879

date: c.1912
copyright: Laycocks
resolution: 8061x5025px · 12.9M
postcard: Laycocks NN05

date: c.1907
copyright: Bramley
resolution: 2000x1247px · 1.2M
postcard: Bramley NN23

Wesleyan Chapel (Methodist Church)

The Wesleyan Chapel in Church Lane was built in 1872 and is now the Methodist Church.

date: c.1909
copyright: Phototype Co.
resolution: 500x307px · 52.7K ·
postcard: Phototype 1876

date: 29th March 2019
copyright: Ian Atkinson
resolution: 2000x1235px · 1.6M

date: Unknown
copyright: Laycocks
resolution: 788x497px · 214.7K
postcard: Laycocks 484

date: 25th August 2007
copyright: Ian Atkinson
resolution: 2000x1395px · 2.1M

date: 1920s
copyright: Unknown
resolution: 2000x1247px · 1.2M
postcard: Unknown NN03

date: 1950s
copyright: Albert G. Thompson
resolution: 1952x1419px · 1.6M

Primitive Methodist Chapel

The Primitive Methodist Chapel in Chapel Lane near the top of Main St. was built in 1876, as can be seen from the date engraved into the front of the building. Today it is the home of SLP College which is a musical theatre school.

date: c.1909
copyright: Phototype Co.
resolution: 2000x1190px · 788.9K ·
postcard: Phototype NN04