St. Michaels’ History and Tour

This church is a place of prayer, worship and celebration. It is an offering to God of the best we can give. For well over a century, since 1886, the people of Headingley have come to this building day-by-day and have celebrated special occasions in their lives. However the story of the church here goes back much further to the early 17th century.

The Church though is not just a building, it consists of people who have worshipped God and tried to serve him and their neighbours. In our church building there are many reminders of these people. Some of them are from the Old and New Testaments, depicted in many of the windows and carvings; some from the early days of the church in the North of England, shown in the reredos; and local men, women and children who have worshipped here in more recent times are also remembered.

These pages present a detailed history of the church and a guide to the scenes and people depicted in the carvings, the windows and the reredos. Choose an area in the diagram of the church below to have a closer look!