St Thomas' Church, Pendleton
St Thomas' Church, Pendleton | ||
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Style Gothic Revival | | |
Groundbreaking | 1829 | |
Completed | 1831 | |
Specifications | ||
Materials | Stone | |
Administration | ||
Province | York | |
Diocese | Manchester | |
Archdeaconry | Salford & Leigh | |
Deanery | Salford & Leigh | |
Parish | Pendleton and Claremont | |
Clergy | ||
Rector | Fr Daniel Burton | |
Curate(s) | Rev Clive Hamilton | |
Laity | ||
Churchwarden(s) | Mr Lee Craven MBE, Christine Tabbron |
St Thomas' Church is on Broad Street,
History
The church was built between 1829 and 1831 to a design by Francis Goodwin and Richard Lane.[4] A grant of £6,673 (equivalent to £640,000 in 2021)[5] was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission.[3]
Architecture
Exterior
St Thomas' is constructed in ashlar stone. The architectural style is Gothic Revival. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave, north and south aisles, a chancel and a west tower. The tower is in three stages with polygonal pilasters at the corners, and an embattled parapet with pinnacles. It has a west door with a three-light window above, porches on the north and south sides, clock faces, and three-light bell openings. The aisles also have embattled parapets, and each bay contains a three-light window with Decorated tracery. At the east end of the aisles are blind windows. The chancel has a lancet window on the north and south sides, a six-light east window with Perpendicular tracery, and polygonal buttresses.[2]
Interior
Inside the church the
External features
The churchyard contains the war graves of four soldiers of the
Notable people
- Leal Douglas, Australian actress, was christened at St Thomas's in 1881.[9]
See also
- List of churches in Greater Manchester
- Listed buildings in Salford, Greater Manchester
- List of Commissioners' churches in Northeast and Northwest England
- List of works by Francis Goodwin
References
- ^ St Thomas, Pendleton, Salford, Church of England, retrieved 30 January 2012
- ^ a b Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, Salford (1386093)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 January 2012
- ^ ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
- ^ ISBN 0-300-10583-5
- ^ 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
- National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 3 July 2020
- ^ Salford, Pendleton, S Thomas, Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, retrieved 30 January 2012
- ^ PENDLETON (ST. THOMAS) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 6 February 2013
- ^ Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Eccles church of St Thomas Pendleton in the Year of our Lord 1881, p. 74 at ancestry.co.uk, accessed 14 April 2020 (subscription required)