St Anne's Church, Hindsford

Coordinates: 53°31′08″N 2°28′52″W / 53.5188°N 2.4812°W / 53.5188; -2.4812
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St Anne's Church, Hindsford
Style
Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking1889
Completed1901
Construction cost£9,000
Closed1999
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone,
Westmorland slate roofs

St Anne's Church is a

Anglican parish church in Tyldesley Road, Hindsford, Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]

History

The forerunner to this church was a mission church, also

Austin and Paley.[3] The church was completed in 1901 at a cost of £9,000 (equivalent to £1,040,000 in 2021).[2][4] It provided seating for 450 people, and was built on land given by Lord Lilford.[5] The church was declared redundant on 1 November 1999,[6] and was divided into flats in 2003–04.[3]

Architecture

The church is constructed in

weathervane.[1] The windows contain Decorated tracery.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Historic England, "Church of St Anne, Wigan (1356248)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 January 2012
  2. ^ a b Lunn, John (1971), Atherton Lancashire, A manorial social and industrial history, Atherton UDC, p. 191
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  4. ^ 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 11 June 2022
  5. ^ Diocese of Manchester: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 6, retrieved 25 January 2012