All Saints' Church, Urmston

Church in Urmston, England

53°28′22″N 2°21′07″W / 53.472696°N 2.351898°W / 53.472696; -2.351898LocationUrmstonCountryEnglandDenominationRoman CatholicReligious instituteOrder of Friars Minor ConventualWebsitethegreyfriars.org/bartonHistoryStatusActiveArchitectureArchitect(s)E. W. PuginStyleGothic RevivalCompletedJune 1868Construction cost£25,000AdministrationDioceseSalford

All Saints' Church is a Roman Catholic parish church situated between Dumplington and Barton upon Irwell, near Urmston, in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The church was constructed between 1867 and 1868 and was designed by E. W. Pugin in the Gothic Revival style for Sir Humphrey de Trafford.^[1]^[2] It is situated on Redclyffe Road, close to the Manchester Ship Canal. The church is a Grade I listed building and considered to be an example of Pugin's best work,^[1] according to Nikolaus Pevsner, "the masterpiece of [Pugin's] life, without any doubt."^[3] It has been served by priests from the Conventual Franciscans since 1928.^[3]

History

Construction

Construction work on the church started in 1867. It was designed by E. W. Pugin. It was paid for by Sir Humphrey de Trafford, who also paid Pugin to design to St Ann's Church, Stretford.^[4] In June 1868, the church was opened by Cardinal Henry Manning.^[5] From All Saints Church, priests started missions in the area to serve the local Catholic communities. These missions eventually became churches, such as St Teresa of Avila Church in Irlam,^[6] English Martyrs Church in Urmston,^[7] and Holy Cross Church in Eccles,^[8]

The church has timber pews, stained glass and gargoyles. There is a carved stone altar and reredos. The church also contains a painting depicting E. W. Pugin with a plan of the church.^[1]

Conventual Franciscans

In 1928, the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor Conventual came to Manchester. They began a mission in the Blackley area of Manchester, in the ward of Higher Blackley. In 1929, they built a temporary church there, St Clare's Church. In 1951, they built a friary there. On 11 August 1957, the foundation stone for the permanent St Clare's Church was laid by the Archbishop of Liverpool George Beck. In 1958, the church was opened.^[9]

In 1962, the Conventual Franciscans came to Barton and started working in All Saints Church. They continue to serve both All Saints Church and St Clare's Church today.^[5]

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c Historic England. "All Saints' Church (1067879)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
^ "All Saints' Church". GENUKI.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
^ ^a ^b Jenkins, Simon (1999). England's Thousand Best Churches. St Ives: Penguin Books. p. 395.
^ Stretford – St Anne, Taking Stock, retrieved 20 May 2021
^ ^a ^b All Saints - Barton, Manchester from TheGreyFriars.org, retrieved 20 May 2021
^ Historic England, Irlam – St Teresa of Avila, Taking Stock, retrieved 20 May 2021
^ Historic England, Urmston – Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Taking Stock, retrieved 20 May 2021
^ Historic England, Eccles – Holy Cross, Taking Stock, retrieved 20 May 2021
^ Historic England, Manchester (Higher Blackley) – St Clare, Taking Stock, retrieved 20 May 2021

External links

Media related to All Saints' Church, Urmston at Wikimedia Commons
All Saints' Church, Blackley from TheGreyFriars.org
St Clare's Church, Blackley from TheGreyFriars.org

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