The Churches of Britain and Ireland

The Churches Of Britain and Ireland

Oldham, Greater Manchester

Assembly of God Full Gospel Church, on Bow Street. SD 930 050. © Mike Berrell.

Bardsley Methodist Church, on Keb Lane, Bardsley. Formerly the Primitive Methodist Chapel, it was built in 1832, and re-built in 1931. SD 930 019. © Mike Berrell.

Bethel Church (Independent Evangelical Fellowship), on Waterloo Street. This congregation had a previous church on Churchill Street. SD 930 046. © Mike Berrell.

Christadelphian Hall on Bridge Street. SD 931 049. © Mike Berrell.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Scottfield. SD 925 0401. © Mike Berrell.

Church of the Nazarene on York Street. SD 920 049. © Mike Berrell.

The former Congregational Church on Regent Street, now in secular use. It's nice to see un-vandalised gravestones still on the site. SD 932 052. © Mike Berrell.

East Oldham Methodist Church, Ripponden Road, Greenacres Hill. SD 942 059. © Mike Berrell.

Firwood Church (non-denominational and Evangelical) on Middleton Road, Westwood, was Moravian from 1864 - 2005. SD 913 052. © Mike Berrell.

The former Friends' Meeting House (1869 - 1942) on Greaves Street, now in secular use. © Mike Berrell.

Hollins Methodist Church, on Millgate, Hollins. SD 915 028. © Mike Berrell.

Holy Trinity Church at Bardsley. SD926 051 © Mike Berrell. Link.

Holy Trinity on Trinity Street, Coldhurst. SD 923 060. © Mike Berrell.

King Street Baptist Church was built in 1979 to replace an earlier building. SD 923 047. © Mike Berrell.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Foundry Street. SD 921 047. © Mike Berrell.

Limeside Methodist Church on Limeside Road. SD 915 021. © Mike Berrell.

Madina Mosque and Islamic Centre, on Stansfield Street. Originally a school, it was converted for use as a Ukrainian Catholic church in 1963, when it was named after SS. Peter and Paul. When they moved to Northmoor - see below - it was taken over by the Bangladeshi community and dedicated as a mosque in 1988. SD 921 059. © Mike Berrell.

Oldham Mission on Lees Road, Mount Pleasant. SD 938 052. © Mike Berrell.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Patrick (R.C.) on Union Street West, opened in 1861. Interior view. SD 923 046. Both © Mike Berrell.

Royal Oldham Hospital on Rochdale Road, St. Luke's Chapel. Interior view. SD 918 064. Both © Mike Berrell.

Sacred Heart of Jesus (R.C.) on Whetstone Nill Lane, Derker. dates from 1952. SD 941 064. © Mike Berrell.

St. Ambrose on Prince Charlie Street, Waterhead. SD 942 061. © Mike Berrell.

St. Anne (R.C.). 109 SD 942 051. © Philip Kapp.

St. Anne (R.C.) on Cook Street, Clarksfield. SD 942 052. © Mike Berrell.

St. Anne on Stockport Road, Lydgate. SD 972 043. © Mike Berrell.

St. Barnabas (dating from 1911) on Arundel Street, Clarksfield. 109 SD 943 052. © Philip Kapp.

St. James (CoE) on Barry Street, Derker. SD 937 054. © Mike Berrell.

St. Mary (CoE) on Rock Street. SD 927 051. © Mike Berrell.

St. Mary (R.C.) on Shaw Street. Another view. SD 928 055. Both © Mike Berrell.

St. Stephen and All Martyrs (CoE) on St. Stephen Street, Lower Moor, was derelict, but has been restored, and returned to use in July 2007 (communication from Revd. Brian Hartley). SD 932 057. © Mike Berrell.

St. Thomas at Leesfield. 109 SD 952 044. © Philip Kapp.

Salem Moravian Church on Lees Road and Kentucky Close, Salem. SD 945 046. © Mike Berrell.

Salvation Army, Chamber Road. Previously the Independent Methodist Church. © Mike Berrell.

Former Salvation Army Hall on Copster Hill Road, now in industrial use. © Rob Brettle.

Former Salvation Army Hall on Lees Road, now an auction room. The congregation now meets in the Roundthorn Road Hall (below). © Rob Brettle.

Salvation Army on Roundthorn Road, Roxbury. Previously St. Matthew & St, Aidan, which dates from the 1930's. SD 942 043. © Mike Berrell.

Former Salvation Army Citadel, now demolished. © Rob Brettle.

A Seventh Day Adventist Church since 1991, this was formerly an Evangelical Chapel. On Lord Street. SD 926 055. © Mike Berrell.

Shree Swaminarayan Temple (Hindu). It opened in 1878 as a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. The link mentions it as having been a Baptist Chapel. John Beever in his "A History of Oldham Churches" refers to it as a Wesleyan Chapel/School. It was closed in about 1970 before being converted to its current use in 1977. SD 923 040. © Mike Berrell. Link.

Springhead Congregational Church on Radcliffe Street, Springhead. SD 963 046. © Mike Berrell.

Unitarian Chapel - One World Centre, on King Street. SD 924 047. © Mike Berrell.

Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Greenacres Road and Dickinson Street. It was closed in the 1970's. SD 937 052. © Mike Berrell.

Chadderton

Fitton Hill
Holy Rosary (R.C.) on Fir Tree Avenue. SD 930 027. © Mike Berrell.
St. Cuthbert, on Tanners Fold. SD 931 028. © Mike Berrell.

Glodwick
Jamia Mosque, Dar-Ul-Aloom Nasqshbandia and Community Welfare Centre, on Pitt Street East. Previously the Glodwick Baptist Church, dated 1927. SD 937 043. © Mike Berrell.
St. Mark on Glodwick Road and Waterloo Street. SD 936 043. © Mike Berrell.
St. Michael (R.C.) on Warren Lane. SD 941 038. © Mike Berrell.
The former Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church on Waterloo Street and Bismarck Street, currently being converted into a mosque. SD 934 043. © Mike Berrell.
The former Waterloo Street Methodist Church on Waterloo Street and Greengate Street. Now the Glodwick Community Outreach Project. Racial Incident Reporting Centre. SD 931 045. © Mike Berrell.

Greenacres
Greenacres Congregational Church (Formerly Independent) on Galland Street. SD 948 054. © Mike Berrell.
Independent Methodist Church. 109 SD 943 053. © Philip Kapp.

Hathershaw
Ashton Road Congregational Church, on Ashton Road and Villa Road. SD 926 036. © Mike Berrell.
Honeywell Lane Methodist Church, formerly Methodist New Connexion, on Emma Street and Honeywell Lane. SD 928 033. © Mike Berrell.
The former Primitive Methodist Chapel on Copster Hill Road, now in secular use. SD 924 038. © Mike Berrell.
Oldham Spiritualist National Church (1913) on Ashton Road. SD 926 039. © Mike Berrell.
St. Paul on Ashton Road and Broadway Street. SD 926 037. © Mike Berrell.
Shree Radha Krishna Temple - Indian Association, on Schofield Street. SD925 035. © Mike Berrell.

Heyside
Heyside U.R.C., formerly Congregational, on Hebron Street. SD 934 075. © Mike Berrell.
St. Mark on Perth Street. Another view. SD 933 076. Both © Mike Berrell.

Hollinwood
Hollinwood Working Men's Bible Mission (1893) on Old Lane. SD 911 034. © Mike Berrell.
Oldham Crematorium Chapel in Hollinwood Cemetery. SD 912 020. © Mike Berrell.
Holy Family (R.C.) on Roman Road. SD 910 022. © Mike Berrell.
St. Margaret of Antioch. © O. Messina. Another view. © Mike Berrell. SD926051. Link.

Lees
Former Primitive Methodist Chapel (1822, closed 1965) on Princess Street. Now in secular use. SD 953 046. © Mike Berrell.
St. Agnes on Knowls Lane. SD 960 040. © Mike Berrell.
St. Edward (R.C.), at Lees. 109 SD 950 045. © Philip Kapp. Another view. Interior view. Both © Mike Berrell.
St. Thomas on Thomas Street and West Street. SD 952 044.© Mike Berrell.
Zion Methodist Church on High Street. Another view. Interior view. SD 954 045. All © Mike Berrell.

Moorside
Our Lady (R.C.), on Turf Pit Lane, Moorside. SD 952 074. © Mike Berrell.
St. Thomas (CoE) on Glebe Lane, Moorside. SD 950 075. © Mike Berrell. Link.

Northmoor
Ukrainian Catholic Church of SS. Peter, Paul and All Saints on Chadderton Way. It was formerly All Saints (CoE) from its consecration in 1891 until it closed and sold in 1987. SD 918 056. © Mike Berrell.
The former Northmoor Methodist Church on Library Lane, closed in the late 1990's and now in secular use. SD 919 056. © Mike Berrell.

Royton
Bethesda Baptist Chapel on Dogford Road, was built in 1860 and re-built 1893. SD 918 083. © Mike Berrell. Link.
Fir Lane Methodist Church, dating from 1865, was formerly the Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel. SD 920 093. © Mike Berrell.
Disused Mortuary Chapel in Royton Cemtery, dating from 1879. SD 913 084. © Mike Berrell.
St. Aidan and St. Oswald (R.C.), on Rochdale Road. Interior view. SD 921 073. Both © Mike Berrell.
St. Anne on St. Anne's Avenue. Interior view. SD 920 071. Both © Mike Berrell.
Salvation Army on Spring Garden Street. SD 919 079. © Mike Berrell.
Trinity Methodist Church on Radcliffe Street. An interior view. SD 918 078. Both © Mike Berrell.

Shaw
The former Ebenezer Methodist Church (built 1823, re-built 1996, and now in secular use), on Buckstones Road. SD 951 096. © Mike Berrell.
Holy Trinity on Church Road. SD 935 087. © Mike Berrell.
Mortuary Chapel (1891) at Crompton Cemetery. SD 934 094. © Mike Berrell.
St. Andrew (Methodist). 109 SD 930 098. © Philip Kapp.
St. James on St. James Street, East Crompton. Interior view. Window. SD 940 094. All © Mike Berrell. Link.
St. Joseph (R.C.) on Oldham Road. SD 936 081. © Mike Berrell.
St. Mary at High Crompton. Interior view. SD 927 098. Both © Mike Berrell.
St. Paul's Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Rochdale Road. SD 938 091. © Mike Berrell.
St. Saviour, Crompton Fold. Interior view. SD 943 101. Both © Mike Berrell.
Shore Edge Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist Chapel), dating from 1873, on Buckstones Road. SD 948 100. © Mike Berrell.
St. Andrew (Methodist). 109 SD 930 098. U.R.C. 109 SD 935 091. Both © Philip Kapp. Salvation Army Citadel. © Rob Brettle.
U.R.C. 109 SD 935 091. © Philip Kapp.

Werneth
Convent of Mercy (R.C.) on Werneth Grange, Grange Road. Interior view. SD 913 038. Both © Mike Berrell.
Jamia Mosque on Manchester Road and Derby Street. SD 913 041. © Mike Berrell.
The former St. John, on St. John's Walk. It was consecrated in 1845 and closed in the late 1970's; now in secular use. Its choirmaster was at one time Charles Walton, father of the composer Sir William Walton. SD 931 028. © Mike Berrell.
Mosque, being built on the site of the Ross Street Independent Methodist Chapel, Ross Street. SD 920 044. © Mike Berrell.
Nagina Mosque (built 1987) on Werneth Hall Road. SD 919 044. © Mike Berrell.
St. Thomas on St. Thomas's Circle. SD 919 042. © Mike Berrell.
Werneth Assembly of the Plymouth Brethren, Westcott Hall, Railway Road. SD 917 046. © Mike Berrell.

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