St John the Baptist Church, Adel
The Grade I listed, mainly Norman Church of Saint John the Baptist in Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England has been described by Nicholas Pevsner as 'one of the best and most complete Norman churches in Yorkshire'. It is most notable for its magnificent south doorway with surrounding carvings, and highly carved Norman chancel arch. There is also a replica of a 13th-century sanctuary ring on the exterior of the south door, the original having unfortunately been stolen in 2002. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.
St John the Baptist Church, Adel
The Norman south doorway
Adel church, 1868, showing its appearance after the restoration of the original roofline of the chancel but before that of the nave - from a drawing by Rev G Rowe
The original Norman door ring in 1963.
Adel is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. To its immediate south is Weetwood, to the west are Cookridge and Holt Park, to the east are Alwoodley and Moortown, and to the north are Bramhope, Arthington and Eccup.
Adel Church
Drawing of Adel by W. Braithwaite in 1878.
Adel Crags – rocky outcropping
Entrance to York Gate Garden