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Church in Manchester, England
St Margaret's Church, Burnage
St Margaret's Church, Burnage is located in Greater ManchesterSt Margaret's Church, BurnageSt Margaret's Church, BurnageLocation in Greater Manchester
53°25′51″N 2°12′06″W / 53.4309°N 2.2018°W / 53.4309; -2.2018
OS grid referenceSJ 867 927
LocationBurnage, Manchester
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipConservative Evangelical
WebsiteSt Margaret, Burnage
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated15 March 1875
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated9 February 2012
Architect(s)Paley and Austin
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking1874
Completed1926
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseManchester
ArchdeaconryManchester
DeaneryManchester North & East
ParishSt Margaret, Burnage
Clergy
RectorRevd Matthew Calladine
Laity
Reader(s)Pearl Hardy, Peter Miller, Peter Capon
Churchwarden(s)Jane Franklin,
Chris Rogers

St Margaret's Church is in Burnage Lane, Burnage, a neighbourhood of Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Heaton, the archdeaconry of Manchester, and the diocese of Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building, having been designated on 9 February 2012.

History

The church was built in 1874–75 and designed by the Lancaster partnership of Paley and Austin. It was consecrated on 15 March 1875 by the Bishop of Manchester. It initially consisted of a three-bay nave, a chancel and a south aisle, providing seating for about 200 people. The site for the church was given by Lord Egerton of Tatton Park. In 1881–82 the same architects added the bellcote, followed by the clergy vestry, a reredos and the organ screen in 1885. In 1901 the successors in the practice, Austin and Paley added the north aisle at a cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £410,000 as of 2023). Further work was carried out on the west end of the church by the same practice in 1925–26, and a baptistry, and two porches were added. In 1998 the oak pulpit and choir stalls were removed, and the pews were replaced by chairs.

Architecture

St Margaret's is constructed in sandstone. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a baptistery, and a chancel. The architectural style is Decorated. In the Buildings of England series, the authors describe the interior as "well-proportioned", and with a "single-framed roof". The reredos dates from 1885. The memorials to the World Wars have been designed to match the reredos; the inscriptions are on small tiles, separated by gold mosaic. The stained glass includes a window in the south aisle dated 1894 depicting Faith, Hope and Charity. In the south wall of the chancel is a window dating from about 1920 by Walter J. Pearce, and in the east of the south aisle is a window from about 1950 by T. F. Wilford. Also dating from 1950 is a window in the baptistery depicting Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies. The two-manual organ was built by George Sixsmith and Son in 1973. It replaced an earlier three-manual organ.

See also

References

  1. St Margaret, Burnage, Church of England, retrieved 24 July 2011
  2. Historic England, "St Margaret's Church and War Memorial Lych Gate, Burnage (1407271)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 February 2012
  3. ^ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 409–410.
  4. ^ Church History, St Margaret's Church, Burnage, retrieved 24 July 2011
  5. Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 228.
  6. Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 232.
  7. Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 235.
  8. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 244.
  10. Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 251.
  11. Price 1998, p. 81.
  12. "NPOR [N09330]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 29 June 2020
  13. "NPOR [N02427]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 29 June 2020

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