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[44061] St Anne's Cathedral (RC), Leeds : North Transept Window

St Anne's Cathedral (RC), Leeds, 1901-04.

By Eastwood & Greenslade.

Grade ll* listed.

North Transept Window, 1927-29 - detail.

By Kayll & Reed.

 

John James Kayll was born in Sunderland in 1851, but his family originally came from the Isle of Man. His father, also John James, was a partner in Hartley's glassworks in Sunderland, and served as Mayor of Sunderland 1866-67. John James junior ran Kayll & Co following his move to Leeds.

 

The first church was built in 1838 and became the cathedral of the new Roman Catholic diocese of Leeds in 1878. JH Eastwood was a founder member of the Guild of St Gregory & St Luke which was devoted to the improvement of church craftsmanship.

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Uploaded on August 25, 2016
Taken on August 17, 2016