Headingley Methodist Church - If these stones could talk....
1-3 Chapel Street, Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 3HZ
We invite you to visit our church on Saturday, September 13th from 1000-1300 to explore the building with its original pews, gallery and pulpit, fine organ and 'church mice'. We have a brilliant new children's trail- The Great Architect Mouse Hunt, supported by a Leeds Civic Trust grant and our volunteers will be on hand for information.
The church was designed 180 years ago by James Simpson, the noted prolific Methodist architect and is a great survivor of his work, still actively used by church members and local community. We have an exhibition display about Simpson and the local people who built the church.
Our church members are currently developing an oral history project- 'Living Stones'- to record their own experiences of church, which will be available for you to enjoy on an audio trail of the church.
We also want to share with you our ongoing work on the Changing Face of Headingley, focused on the Otley Road shops and buildings in the past 30 years These offer a great perspective on the social history development of our local community, and we’d love to hear your experiences and memories of the local shops, cafes and social life over the years.
In our church cafe, our volunteers will serve delicious homemade refreshments and drinks on a Pay As You Feel basis from 1000 to 1230.
Please come in either through the church garden from Otley Road up the front steps of the main church door or via our accessible entrance at the middle door on Chapel Street.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 1000-1300
Location & directions
1-3 Chapel Street, Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 3HZ
- Directions:
- The church is a large Victorian stone church, located in its own garden at the corner of Otley Road and Chapel Street in the centre of Headingley. It is directly opposite the Arndale Centre. Access to the church is either from Otley Rd through the front garden or at the middle door on Chapel Street. There are many buses going to and from the centre of Leeds, with bus stops outside Sainsbury's and on the opposite side of Otley Rd. The 91 bus travelling East/West across the city stops in North Lane, just round the corner from the church. Public car parking is available at the Taps on North Lane or for shoppers, on the roof of the Arndale Centre. Time limited parking is allowed in the streets around the church but is subject to high demand. Chapel Street is a one-way street accessed from the Otley Road.
- Contact on day:
- Jean Townsend
- Telephone number:
- +447704897234
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
There are two spaces for disabled parking in Chapel Street next to the church but these are in considerable demand. Disabled access to the church is via the Chapel Street entrance - main church entrance has steps at the door. Chapel Street is one way, turning up the street from the Otley Road. Level access to the church is via the middle door on Chapel St which opens onto an accessible ramp suitable for wheelchair or pram access. This gives access to the cafe area, the church and toilet facilities, including an adapted toilet and baby changing area.
