Christ Church (grid reference SD775116) is an active church in Walshaw, Greater Manchester, England, and is a Grade II* listed building.[1] Designed in the Gothic Revival style by Lawrence Booth in 1888, the building was funded by Rev John Gorrell Haworth and Miss Nancy Haworth,[1][2] and took four years to complete.[3] It was erected as a memorial to Manchester cotton and fustian manufacturer Jesse Haworth, as noted prominently across the west facade of the building.
| Parish of Christ Church, Walshaw | |
|---|---|
 Christ Church from the South West | |
  Parish of Christ Church, Walshaw Location in Greater Manchester | |
| 53°36′01″N 2°20′21″W / 53.600251°N 2.339052°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 775,116 |
| Location | High Street Walshaw Bury Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Website | Christ Church, Walshaw |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 29 January 1985 |
| Architect(s) | Lawrence Booth |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Construction cost | £20 000 |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Archdeaconry | Bolton |
| Deanery | Bury |
| Parish | Christ Church, Walshaw |
The church is large, with an especially wide nave and has an "admirable" steeple at its southeast corner, visible from the town of Bury in the valley below.[4] The nave is crossed by two broad transepts, each two bays wide. Interior columns are of granite with shaft rings and in places the arcades feature double rows of columns.[4] The windows are in the Gothic style but, as Pevsner notes, they have "un-Gothic transoms."[4]
Internally, the church features a fine circular font, encrusted with stiff-leaf decoration.[4]
The churchyard contains war graves of three soldiers and two airmen of World War II.[5]
Christ Church has connections with the local community, including the church primary school and the local day nursery, and actively supports local voluntary secular and Christian mission agencies including Porch Boxes food bank, Bury Street Pastors, and Bury's CAP Debt Centre. The parish also engages in national and international ministry through its support and partnership with 'Tearfund', the 'Bible Society', 'Compassion' and 'The Bury Project: Christians Against Poverty'.[3]
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References
edit- ^ a b Historic England. "Christ Church, Bury (1163417)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Kelly's Directory; Tottington 1924". Bury Council Archives. Kelly's. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Christ Church,website". Christ Church Walshaw. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d Pevsner, Nikolaus (1969). Buildings of England: South Lancashire. London: Penguin. p. 101.
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report, details from casualty record.