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).
A striking church of some quality, and a local landmark. The west end is a simpler version of that of E. W. Pugin’s... Read More
An interesting and ambitious design of the early 1970s. There is a debt to Frederick Gibberd’s Liverpool Metropolitan... Read More
The church is an interesting example of early twentieth-century architectural design which exhibits the influence of... Read More
A modest design by E. Bower Norris & F. M. Reynolds. It contains furnishings from other churches in the area,... Read More
A functional square-plan church of the 1970s, with a top-lit pyramidal roof and an open, welcoming internal... Read More
An ambitious interwar suburban church by Norris & Reynolds, of strong townscape presence. The interior is a large... Read More
A modest building of 1991 with few architectural pretensions. New Moston lies on the edge of the township of... Read More
One of several similar post-war churches in the area designed by the architects Greenhalgh & Williams. It is of... Read More
One of a number of churches of similar date in the Manchester area by Greenhalgh & Williams. The stained glass... Read More
A good late Gothic Revival design of hall church character, by architects better known for their Byzantine and Early... Read More
A church designed by E. W. Pugin which is largely unaltered outside, though without the projected spire, which was... Read More
Although largely rebuilt, the church is a potent reminder of the past and of Catholic heritage in Trafford Park, where... Read More
