Our Lady and the Apostles Church, Stockport

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Coordinates: 53°24′10″N 2°09′40″W / 53.4027°N 2.1612°W / 53.4027; -2.1612
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Our Lady and the Apostles Church
Birmingham
DioceseShrewsbury
DeaneryStockport & Tameside[2]

Our Lady and the Apostles Church is a

Gothic Revival style by the architect Edmund Kirby and is a Grade II listed building.[3]

History

Foundation

In 1776, St Chad's Chapel was opened on Rock Street in Manchester. The priest would travel from Manchester to

mission in Stockport by the priests at St Mary's Church. On 1 May 1798, a house was rented on Windmill Street in Stockport. It was opened for the saying of Mass on 22 July 1798. From 1801, the priest of the mission, a Fr James Blundell started to raise money for a permanent church to be built.[4]

St Philip and St James Church

In 1802, the foundation stone of St Philip and St James Church was laid by Fr Richard Thompson, the

mission in the centre of the town, which became St Joseph's Church.[5]

Construction

With the increasing Catholic population a larger church was needed. Our Lady of the Apostles Church replaced St Philip and St James Church. In 1905, the church was built. It was designed by

First World War memorial.[1][3]

The sanctuary was re-ordered in 1989 to bring it into line with post Vatican-Two requirements.

Organ

The church contains a three manual pipe organ with 49 speaking stops and 2,088 pipes. The organ was originally built by the local organ builders Hardy & Son as a two manual instrument. The organ was rebuilt and considerably enlarged by the Manchester company of Jardine & Co in 1955. In 1985 George Sixsmith, organ builders, carried out further changes including the rebuild of the choir organ as well as adding new pipes and other minor changes. Apart from the changes to the choir section, the instrument remains largely similar to the rebuild of 1955.[citation needed]

Parish

Mass times are Saturday (Vigil) 6.30pm, Sunday 11am, Tuesday 9.30am, Thursday 7pm, Saturday 9.30am. Check newsletter : ourladyandtheapostles.co.uk

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Church of Our Lady and the Apostles, Stockport from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 4 February 2016
  2. Diocese of Shrewsbury
    , retrieved 4 February 2016
  3. ^ a b Stockport - Our Lady and the Apostles from English Heritage, retrieved 4 February 2016
  4. ^ a b Beginnings from OurLadyandtheApostles.co.uk, retrieved 4 February 2016
  5. ^ Stockport - St Joseph from English Heritage, retrieved 5 February 2016

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