Halifax Minster
Halifax Minster is the minster church of Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The parish church of the town, it was granted minster status in 2009. Halifax Minster is one of three churches in the county of West Yorkshire to be given this honorific title; the other two are Dewsbury Minster and Leeds Minster.
| Halifax Minster | |
|---|---|
| Minster and Parish Church of St John the Baptist | |
| 53.72320°N 1.85371°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE 0975 2521 |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.halifaxminster.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | St John the Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Architectural type | Perpendicular Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Episcopal area | Huddersfield |
| Archdeaconry | Halifax |
| Deanery | Halifax |
| Parish | Halifax |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Canon Hilary Barber |
| Curate(s) | Sam Crook |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Graham Gribbin |
| Organ scholar | Robbie Lumb |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mick Walker Sheila Stoppard |
| Flower guild | Margaret Stears |
| Parish administrator | Annie Bolton |
| Servers' guild | Sheila Stoppard |
Halifax Minster, which stands on the site of an earlier Norman church, was built during the 15th century, although the Rokeby and Holdsworth Chapels were not completed until around 1530. The organ was built by John Snetzler in 1763 and installed in 1766. Other notable features of the church include a medieval font cover, Jacobean box pews, and the tombstone of 19th-century diarist Anne Lister.