The Diocese of Salford was founded in 1850. It covers a relatively small geographical area in the north west of England, extending to the north into Lancashire, west towards Liverpool, south towards northern Cheshire and east towards the Pennines. The cathedral is in Salford, and is dedicated to St John the Evangelist. 184 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2014).
An imposing 1960s church of modern design, considerably altered both inside and out. A mission was founded in... Read More
A modest but neat stone-built structure of 1937, adjoining a mid-nineteenth century house, and making a small but... Read More
The church was built at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and is of some architectural quality, with a... Read More
An interesting and fairly well preserved example from the first generation of churches built to accommodate the... Read More
A building in a stripped Basilican Romanesque style, of unassuming external appearance but with a handsome interior.... Read More
A building of some presence in the local area, retaining some architectural character despite partial rebuilding after... Read More
The church adopts a striking and simple design and is cleverly lit inside by clerestory and strip windows. It... Read More
A modest post-war building in an attractive setting, which serves as a parish hall as well as a church. The intended... Read More
A fairly simple, well designed building, slotted into a site which retains older buildings of local historical... Read More
A simple and evocative chapel and attached presbytery, typical of those built in the Northern District between the... Read More
A modest design of the 1980s, replacing and incorporating furnishings from the predecessor church of 1896. The most... Read More
A building of relatively simple yet monumental design recalling Art Deco-inspired architecture of the interwar years.... Read More
