The Parish Church of St Matthew, Lightcliffe

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06 September 2008

The Parish

Formal church worship according to the Anglican tradition began in Lightcliffe in the year 1529. A chapel was built, one of the twelve outlying centres within the ancient parish of Halifax, and a curate was appointed.

Eastfield Chapel

The chapel was called 'Eastfield Chapel', being close to the east common field of the Village, It remained until 1775 when the first chapel was demolished and a new and bigger Lightcliffe Chapel was erected, of which the tower is now the only part remaining. At some point in the 350 years from 1529 the church was dedicated to St. Matthew the Apostle. In 1846 Lightcliffe ceased to be a part of the parish of Halifax and became a parish in its own right, including within its boundaries Hippodrome, Norwood Green and Bailiff Bridge.

On September 21st, 1875, only two years after the laying of the foundation stone, the new parish church of Lightcliffe was Consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon, in whose Diocese Lightcliffe then was.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 February 2006 )

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