Otley on Wikipedia.

My appreciation to Chris Haley, who has provided updated (2023) information on many of the entries below. His contributions are preceded by a †.

All Saints on Barras Lane. SE 2016 4536. © John Balaam (2009). Three additional views - 1, 2, 3, all © David Regan (2011). In the grounds stand this unusual memorial (grade II listed) to the men who died during construction of the Bramhope Tunnel. © David Regan (2011). A fine window, a carved angel, and a pair of good memorial tablets, all © Kenneth Paver (2014). Link. Grade I listed.

Beech Hill Church (Evangelical) on Beech Hill. SE 2009 4550. © David Regan (2025). Link. The history page includes a photo of their first church building on Mercury Row, known at the time as Bethel Gospel Mission. Now part of Wetherspoons, I haven't been able to spot it on Streetview. Grid ref. will be somewhere near SE 2028 4541. See also the next entry.

Bethel Church on Myers Croft. SE 2037 4522. Still active when the Streetview van saw it in 2018, Chris Haley has advised that it is now closed. Originally founded as a Methodist Mission in 1916, their first home was on Mercury Row, and they also met at a number of other venues. Bethel Church had previously been a Brethren Assembly church known as Bethany Hall, and when they closed, it was gifted to, and became, Bethel Church. The congregation moved to a new home on Westgate in 2020, and subsequently changed its name to Beech Hill Church (Streetview 2022). SE 2008 4550. Link, which includes a good history, and it also has a photo of the Mercury Row building.

Catholic Church of Our Lady and All Saints on Bridge Street. Interior view. SE 2018 4569. Both © Mike Forbester. Link.

Former Chapel on Station Road. David thinks this might have been Bethel Chapel. SE 2021 4521. © David Regan (2013). † Not Bethel, but Primitive Methodist - see here.

The Glanton Brethren Meeting was formerly the Friends' Meeting House. © David Regan (2013).

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. © David Regan (2013). † Now closed.

Methodist Church on Walkergate, originally Wesleyan. SE 2044 4554. © David Regan (2013). † Closing soon - 2021 news item, which says that the congregation is looking for a new home.

The 25" O.S. map of 1909 shows a Misn. Room on South Parade, at SE 2066 4518. It survives, home to the 2nd Otley Scout Troupe. Photo, © David Regan (2025).

The cemetery on Cross Green has a double Mortuary Chapel. SE 2088 4588. On an old large-scale map the westernmost chapel is labelled as CoE, and on the east, Nonconformist. In the photo, the left chapel is the CoE. © David Regan (2025). They share a grade II listing, where they are dated to circa 1875.

New Life Church meets in the former court house. David advises that they have previously met in numerous other venues. Another view. Both © David Regan (2013). † The church now meets in Grove Hill Social Club (2021 Streetview) on Ilkley Road. 

Our Lady and All Saints (R.C.) on Bridge Street. SE 2018 4569. © David Regan (2010).

St. Peter's Mission Church used to stand immediately south of the cemetery on Cross Green. It pre-dated a map of 1909 and was still active into the latter half of the last century. Since demolished, it stood behind the more recent housing seen here. SE 2086 4578. © David Regan (2025).

Salvation Army on New Market. © David Regan (2013). Link. † Closed, and now in commercial use.

Spiritualist Church on New Market. Another view. Both © David Regan (2013 and 2025). Link.

The Bridge U.R.C. on Bridge Street. SE 2023 4574. © David Regan (2010). Link. The history page includes a photo of its predecessor, Salem Chapel (1825-6 to 1897-9), which stood on the same site.

The site of the demolished United Methodist Chapel on Westgate. Built before 1909 it had gom

ne out of use no later than 1950. SE 2003 4542. © David Regan (2025).