Some graduates, like himself, went on to the College from the Hostel to prepare for ordination. It seems that the Hostel may soon be no more and it is hoped that a history and a CD can be produced out of today's gathering.
Priory to become home for students
Now a majestic building they created is set for a new lease of life.
The College and Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican monastic movement with strong Yorkshire roots, has proved that theologians can still make politicians quiver.
Members of the Community have included the late Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, who spent most of his life fighting apartheid. His best-selling book Naught for Your Comfort brought the iniquities of life under minority white rule in South Africa to world attention.
Other members of the Community have included David Jenkins, the outspoken former Bishop of Durham.
The Priory of St Wilfrid – a building commissioned by the Community – has been sold by the University of Leeds for £2.05m. The buyer, Springfield Mount Estates, intends to submit a planning application to Leeds City Council to convert and extend the property, which is also known as The Hostel of the Resurrection, to provide graduate accommodation for 70 students.
The Priory of St Wilfrid is a Grade II listed former teaching college designed by Temple Lushington Moore, who was one of the leading church architects of the early 20th century.
Moore also designed two prominent Yorkshire churches – St Margaret's in Leeds, and St Wilfrid's in Harrogate.
The Priory was commissioned by the Community to house members who were taking degrees at the university. The 3,425sq-m (36,868sq-ft) property, which was built between 1907 and 1928, was bought by the university in 1976 and converted to house the University of Leeds's School of Continuing Education.
The Community was founded in Oxford in 1892 by Charles Gore. He became one of the most influential Anglican theologians and was successively Bishop of Worcester, Birmingham and Oxford.
The Community's first members were drawn from privileged backgrounds. It later moved to Mirfield, between Huddersfield and Leeds, where it is still based.
The sale of the Priory of St Wilfrid was secured by the Leeds-based northern office of Allsop's, which carries out property portfolio valuations and advises on residential investment and development opportunities.
Now a majestic building they created is set for a new lease of life.
The College and Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican monastic movement with strong Yorkshire roots, has proved that theologians can still make politicians quiver.
Members of the Community have included the late Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, who spent most of his life fighting apartheid. His best-selling book Naught for Your Comfort brought the iniquities of life under minority white rule in South Africa to world attention.
Other members of the Community have included David Jenkins, the outspoken former Bishop of Durham.
The Priory of St Wilfrid – a building commissioned by the Community – has been sold by the University of Leeds for £2.05m. The buyer, Springfield Mount Estates, intends to submit a planning application to Leeds City Council to convert and extend the property, which is also known as The Hostel of the Resurrection, to provide graduate accommodation for 70 students.
The Priory of St Wilfrid is a Grade II listed former teaching college designed by Temple Lushington Moore, who was one of the leading church architects of the early 20th century.
Moore also designed two prominent Yorkshire churches – St Margaret's in Leeds, and St Wilfrid's in Harrogate.
The Priory was commissioned by the Community to house members who were taking degrees at the university. The 3,425sq-m (36,868sq-ft) property, which was built between 1907 and 1928, was bought by the university in 1976 and converted to house the University of Leeds's School of Continuing Education.
The Community was founded in Oxford in 1892 by Charles Gore. He became one of the most influential Anglican theologians and was successively Bishop of Worcester, Birmingham and Oxford.
The Community's first members were drawn from privileged backgrounds. It later moved to Mirfield, between Huddersfield and Leeds, where it is still based.
The sale of the Priory of St Wilfrid was secured by the Leeds-based northern office of Allsop's, which carries out property portfolio valuations and advises on residential investment and development opportunities.
1 comment:
My name is Dan, and I currently work at the Priory Student Accommodation (formerly the Hostel of the Resurrection). We have recently had several cryptic letters delivered, simply reading 'LA FA JA, LA FA JA'. I am very curious to what these messages mean, and I was wondering if anybody reading this article, who was perhaps a former student / resident here, is able to assist in deciphering these messages. My email address is duj1@hotmail.co.uk, and the contact number here is 01132 434377. I would be very grateful to anybody who can help, and I look forward to a response. Many warm regards, Dan.
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