Rochdale, Greater Manchester

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Churches at Belfield, Castleton, Healy, Newbold, Newhey, Norden, Wardleworth.

All Saints on Foxholes Road, Hamer. Interior view. Both © Mike Berrell. The following two are photos taken by Mike, of photos kept in the church, and reproduced with their kind permission. 1, 2.

Bamford Chapel U.R.C. on Jowkin Lane, Bamford. © Ina Penneyston. Link. Grade II listed - link.

The former Brethren Church on Nuttall Street, now in secular use. SD 902 132. © Mike Berrell.

Chapel, Herbert Smith Funeral Director, on Sandy Lane. Interior view. SD 881 139. Both © Mike Berrell (2010).

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on Manchester Road. SD 893 125. © Mike Berrell.

The former Congregational Church on Moore Street was sold in 2011. SD 898 131. © Mike Berrell. Grade II listed - link.

Cutgate Particular Baptist Church (1845, re-built in 1881) on Edenfield Road, Cutgate. Interior view. A restrained and dignified memorial to the war dead. SD 876 140. All © Mike Berrell.

Golden Mosque (under construction, 2008) on Mitchell Street. SD 890 135. © Mike Berrell.

Hebron Pentecostal Church and Christian Centre on Falinge Road. SD 893 139. © Mike Berrell. Link.

Holy Family (R.C.) on Mornington Road. Interior view. SD 900 111. Both © Mike Berrell. Link.

Hope Particular Baptist Church (1810) on Hope Street. SD 897 139. © Mike Berrell.

Jamalia Jame Mosque on Trafalgar Street. SD 904 138. © Mike Berrell.

Jamia Ghausia Mosque on Albion Road. SD 889 123. © Mike Berrell.

Kirkholt Community Church (1959) on Daventry Road. SD 897 112. © Mike Berrell.

Methodist Church on Jarvis Street, dating from 1887. SD 898 143. © Mike Berrell.

Rochdale Cemetery Chapel on Bury Road. SD 880 131. Rochdale Crematorium Chapel. Two interior views - 1, 2. SD 880 133. All © Mike Berrell (2010).

Rochdale Infirmary on Whitehall Street, St. Luke's Chapel, and the Muslim Prayer Room. SD 895 141. Both © Mike Berrell.

St. Aidan (1883) on Manchester Road, Sudden. SD 883 117. © Mike Berrell. Interior view, © Ina Penneyston, and reproduced with her kind permission. Link.

St. Ann on Milnrow Road, Belfield. SD 916 133. © Mike Berrell (2012). Grade II listed - link.

St. Chad on Sparrow Hill. SD 896 131. © Mike Berrell. Another view. © Stuart Mackrell. Link. Grade II* listed - link.

St. Clement on Willbutts Lane, Spotland. Interior view. A Lewis Vulliamy church, completed in 1835, and funded by Parliament as part of the "Million Act". The East Window was installed in 1861 and made by Messrs. Chadwick of Oakenrod. SD 884 139. Both © Mike Berrell. Two further interior views - 1, 2, both © Mike Berrell (2010).

St. Edmund (dates from 1868) on Clement Royds Street, Falinge. SD 891 138. © Mike Berrell.

St. George on Bury Road. SD 884 131. © Mike Berrell.

St. James on Thornham Lane, Thornham. SD 913 097. © Mike Berrell.

St. John the Baptist (R.C.) on Dowling Street. Interior view. SD 898 128. Both © Mike Berrell.

St. Luke, on Salkeld Street and Luke Street, Deeplish. This was formerly the Sunday School. Interior view. SD 898 123. Both © Mike Berrell.

St. Mary on Oldham Road, Balderstone. SD 904 116. © Mike Berrell.

St. Mary in the Baum (1911, CoE) on St. Mary's Gate and Toad Lane. © Stuart Mackrell. Link.

St. Thomas at Newhey (interior view only). Built 1876. © Mike Berrell.

St. Thomas (CoE) on Gainsborough Drive, Kirkholt. SD 895 110. SD 937 118. © Mike Berrell. Link.

Salvation Army Hall. It stands on the site of this older S.A. Hall. Both © Rob Brettle.

Spotland Methodist Church (originally United Methodist Free Church) on Rooley Moor Road, Spotland. SD 883 142. © Mike Berrell (2010).

Syke Methodist Church (originally United Methodist Free Church) on Syke Road, Syke. Two interior views - 1, 2. Mike explains that the chapel is on what was originally the first floor of the chapel, at gallery-level. A new floor was put in, which was designed to be removable for large events, but is now a fixture. Two old photos show the chapel at an earlier date, and the an earlier layout of the furnishings. Both reproduced by kind permission of the church, and all photos © Mike Berrell (2010). SD 899 158.

Trinity Methodist Church (1982) on William Henry Street. Interior view. A Wesleyan Methodist Chapel previously stood on the same site. Both © Mike Berrell.

Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church of St. Pokrova on Water Street. SD 901 134. © Mike Berrell.

Ukrainian Catholic Church, originally St. James (Anglican, 1821; became Ukrainian in 1975). SD 899 138. © Stuart Mackrell.

Unitarian Chapel on Clover Street. SD 894 136. © Mike Berrell.

Unitarian Church on Blackwater Street. Founded 1717 as Presbyterian, it was closed and demolished in 1972. SD 895 135. © unitarian.co.uk. This, and many other old engravings on this website, are reproduced from the downloadable books on the Unitarian Church Headquarters website here. The books are Pictures of Unitarian Churches by Emily Sharpe (1901) and the 1914 edition of Nonconformist Church Architecture by Ronald P. Jones M.A, (Oxon), and the images are reproduced by kind permission of James Barry of Unitarian Church Headquarters. My appreciation also to Mike Berrell for his efforts in this regard.

Zion Baptist Church (1899) on Milkstone Road, Deeplish. SD 899 123. © Mike Berrell.
 

Belfield
Sacred Heart (R.C.). on Kingsway. SD 914 132. © Mike Berrell (2012). Link.
St. Ann on Milnrow Road, Belfield. SD 916 133. © Mike Berrell (2012).

Castleton
Castleton Moor Methodist Church on Manchester Road dates from 1966. SD 881 108. © Mike Berrell.
The former Independent Chapel (1876 - 2003), on Heywood Road. Now in use as a nursery. SD 879 105. © Mike Berrell.
St. Gabriel and All Angels (R.C.) on Milne Street. SD 882 107. © Mike Berrell.
St. Martin, on Manchester Road. SD 885 102. © Mike Berrell.
Former Salvation Army Hall on Hillcrest Road, now in industrial use. © Rob Brettle.

Healy
Christ Church on Gandy Lane. Interior view. SD 885 157. Both © Mike Berrell.
Thrum Hall Methodist Church on Thrum Hall Lane, Healey. SD 889 154. © Mike Berrell. Link.

Newbold
Newbold Baptist Church on Milnrow Road. SD 907 130. © Mike Berrell (2012). Link.
St. Peter (1871) on St. Peter's Street. SD 907 128. © Mike Berrell (2012). Link. Grade II listed - link.

Newhey
Ogden Baptist Church (1972) on Cedar Lane. SD 936 114. © Mike Berrell (2012).
St. Thomas. SD 937 117. © Philip Kapp. Interior view, and font, both © Mike Berrell (2007). St. Thomas was badly damaged in an arson attack in December 2007. The 14-year old set fire to the oil tank at the rear of the church. The church's website has photos of the fire damage, as well as details of the Restoration Appeal. Another view, © Mike Berrell (2012).

Norden
Norden Methodist Church, formerly Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (built ca. 1857), on Edenfield Road. SD 867 142. © Mike Berrell. Link.
Norden U.R.C., which was formerly the school (built 1885), on Forsyth Street. The original church has been demolished. SD 862 146. © Mike Berrell.
St. Paul on Edenfield Road. SD 860 146. © Mike Berrell. Two interior views - 1, 2, both © Mike Berrell (2010).
St. Vincent De Paul (R.C.) on Caldershaw Road. A colourful modern window. SD 871 141. © Mike Berrell. Link.

Wardleworth
Former Baptist Church (disused) on West Street (formerly Town Meadows), Wardleworth. SD 901 137. © Mike Berrell.
Christadelphian Hall on Yorkshire Street, Wardleworth. SD 904 140. © Mike Berrell.
The former Mission Church of the Good Shepherd, on Entwistle Road, Wardleworth, dates from 1895. Ceased to be a church in 1997, and is now in secular use. SD 906 137. © Mike Berrell.
St. Mary in the Baum (1740) on Cheetham Street. SD 897 137. © Mike Berrell.
St. Mary (Ukrainian Catholic Church) on Yorkshire Street. SD 899 138. © Mike Berrell.