St John the Baptist's Church, Smallbridge

Anglican parish church in the benefice of Wardle and Smallbridge, the deanery of Rochdale, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester.^[1][2] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[3] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.^[4]

bellcote with columns at the corners and louvred bell openings on each side. Above these is a clock face on each side under a gable. On the summit of the bellcote is a finial. In the corners between the projection and the nave are pinnacles with conical roofs and cross finials, and there is a similar pinnacle at the east end. Along the sides of the church, each bay contains a lancet window. The east window has four lights. Inside the church are galleries carried on cast iron columns. Over the chancel arch is a painting of a choir of angels. The furniture is described as "fine and ornately carved timberwork of various dates", and includes pews with poppyheads, and a hooded priest's chair with a misericord.^[3] The stained glass includes an 18th-century roundel by William Wailes.^[5]