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Church of All Saints

A Grade I Listed Building in Whitefield, Bury

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5502 / 53°33'0"N

Longitude: -2.2985 / 2°17'54"W

OS Eastings: 380316

OS Northings: 405988

OS Grid: SD803059

Mapcode National: GBR DWDD.53

Mapcode Global: WH983.N1N6

Plus Code: 9C5VHP22+3H

Entry Name: Church of All Saints

Listing Date: 15 August 1966

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1356818

English Heritage Legacy ID: 210629

Location: Bury, M45

County: Bury

Electoral Ward/Division: Pilkington Park

Built-Up Area: Whitefield

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Stand All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

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Description

SD 80 NW,
8/163

STAND,
CHURCH LANE,
Church of All Saints

15.08.66

I

Commissioners' church of 1822-6. Charles Barry's first building. Fanciful mixed
gothic in style, with attenuated proportions. Ashlar West tower with ground stage
forming enormously lofty open porch, which has wings with elongated lancets. Upper
stage of tower has paired lancets. Sides of church have five long windows each sub-
divided into two by panelled band corresponding to internal galleries. Battlements
and tall pinnacles. Canted apsidal east end. INTERIOR has slender perpendicular
piers carrying two tierceron-star plaster vaults, each over two bays of nave. Ribbed
apse vault is repeated over west gallery. Stained glass in east window probably
c1830-50. Monuments to James Ramsbottom (d 1835), with bust, and to James Clegg
(d 1836), with bust on high base bearing figures of Faith, Charity and Hope in
relief. Carillon of 1906. (A. H. Ballard, All Saints, Stand; N. Pevsner, South
Lancashire.)


Listing NGR: SD8032105989

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