St Margaret of Antioch Church, Leeds

The former St Margaret of Antioch's Church building is situated on Cardigan Road, Headingley, West Yorkshire, England, near Burley Park railway station.

It was rescued from dereliction by a group of local Christians who turned it into an arts and creative space called Left Bank Leeds.

The first church on the site was an iron building, temporarily erected to serve the newly built houses in the surrounding area.

[7] The foundation stone was laid on 26 October 1907, the first phase of the building (with an unfinished west end) was completed in 1908, and consecrated in the following year.

[7] The front (west) end was never completed to Moore's plans – it was originally designed to have a huge tower and would have had something simple and easily removable for whenever works on that were to start.

[9] Parish life carried on in the building, with all the usual events and groups that are associated with Anglican parishes – Sunday services, baptisms, marriages and deaths, men's society, confirmation classes, musical society, bazaars, Mothers Union, Whitsun parades, and groups for children and teachers, as well as the annual parochial excursion which usually took place around St Margaret of Antioch's feast day, 20 July.

For every week shews me new beauties in the building, and I am now almost used to being introduced to fellow clergy with such additional remarks as: "S Margaret’s – it’s the finest Church in Leeds".

Its mission is to preserve the amazing venue in order to inspire and empower the community via a sustainable programme of arts and events that promotes creativity, connection and wellbeing.

[16][17] Left Bank Leeds has a programme of arts and events that include exhibitions, gigs, festivals, cinema, talks, afternoon teas and is open to the public as a co-working space.