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Church of English Martyrs

A Grade II Listed Building in Whalley Range, Manchester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4469 / 53°26'48"N

Longitude: -2.2514 / 2°15'4"W

OS Eastings: 383402

OS Northings: 394484

OS Grid: SJ834944

Mapcode National: GBR DHW.6D

Mapcode Global: WHB9N.DM5F

Plus Code: 9C5VCPWX+PF

Entry Name: Church of English Martyrs

Listing Date: 6 June 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1207509

English Heritage Legacy ID: 387875

ID on this website: 101207509

Location: Whalley Range, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M16

County: Manchester

Electoral Ward/Division: Whalley Range

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Manchester

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

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Description


MANCHESTER

SJ89SW ALEXANDRA ROAD SOUTH, Fallowfield 698-1/8/824 (East side) Church of English Martyrs

GV II

Roman Catholic church. 1895-6, by F.H.Oldham. Coursed sandstone rubble with some ashlar, slate roof. Early English style. Nave with north-west tower, north and south aisles (short confessional wing attached to north aisle), chancel with transeptal side chapels. The gabled 3-bay west facade has buttresses flanking a 2-centred arched doorway with a gable surmounted by a statue in a niche, blank arches in the outer bays containing coupled lancets, and above the doorway a giant blank arch containing a wheel window. The tower, to the left, has upper stages of ashlar, with clasping pilasters, tall coupled lancets with shafts and louvres, a corbel-table with corner gargoyles, weathered coping with corner pinnacles, and an unusual broach spire interrupted at mid height by an arcaded stage which has stout colonnettes, trefoil arches and crocketed gablets. The nave and aisles have lancet windows, those to the nave with trefoil tracery. Interior: 5-bay aisle arcades of stout cylindrical piers with moulded octagonal caps and double-chamfered arches; arch-braced collar truss roof.

Listing NGR: SJ8340294484

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