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).
The earliest Catholic church in Oldham, built in 1839 and an early design by M. E. Hadfield. Some of this early church... Read More
A typical example of the many economically-designed and built churches-cum-parish halls built on housing estates in the... Read More
A post-war suburban church by Reynolds & Scott, the longitudinal plan, broad west tower, careful detailing and use... Read More
A modest church built to serve a post-war estate, notable for its sanctuary mural by George Mayer-Marton. A mission... Read More
A well-detailed design, very conservative for its date, with an intact set of fittings. With the presbytery it forms an... Read More
A typical example of a post-war church built to serve a growing residential suburb; it retains some attractive... Read More
A modest late twentieth century church, sited next to the school-chapel built in 1900. The church has no heritage... Read More
An imposing 1960s church of modern design, considerably altered both inside and out. A mission was founded in... Read More
A modest design of the 1980s, replacing and incorporating furnishings from the predecessor church of 1896. The most... Read More
A well-detailed Perpendicular Gothic design of the 1830s, with attached Tudor-style presbytery. The interior shows the... Read More
A Gothic Revival church of 1897-8, with major alterations and extensions of 1928, designed in a contextual manner.... Read More
A large Gothic Revival church of 1880-1 by Edward Simpson, doubled in length in the 1930s. It has panelling from three... Read More
