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 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
A good example of the somewhat eclectic architectural style adopted for churches at the end of the nineteenth century,... Read More
A large portal framed church by Greenhalgh & Williams, somewhat Brutalist in character, but retaining some original... Read More
The west end and nave were built to the designs of the noted Catholic architectural practice Goldie & Child in... Read More
A well-detailed and little-altered modern Romanesque design of the late 1950s, its tall campanile a local landmark. In... Read More
A red brick and terracotta Gothic Revival church, possibly an early work by Harold Greenhalgh, built shortly before the... Read More
