The Diocese of Shrewsbury was founded in 1850, and encompasses the counties of Cheshire and Shropshire (and parts of Derbyshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester). The cathedral is in Shrewsbury, and is dedicated to Our Lady Help of Christians and St Peter Alcantara. 114 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2012).
A functional modern building of no particular architectural or historical note, but incorporating some sculpture of... Read More
A distinctive church, designed with great care and attention to detail. The interior displays imaginative and unusual... Read More
An imaginative design of 1980, displaying good massing and planning. The exterior, with a loggia below and tower motif... Read More
A late church by F. X. Velarde, carried out on a modest budget, and small in scale. The exterior is given an element of... Read More
The magnum opus of the architect Arthur Farebrother, who was a parishioner. The church is executed in monumental Gothic... Read More
A dual-purpose church and parish hall of largely functional design by Reynolds & Scott, who built a great number of... Read More
A small late twentieth-century estate church, of rather severe external appearance.Hattersley was developed as an... Read More
A good example of a medium-sized 1930s suburban church with a contemporary presbytery. The building contains original... Read More
A good example of a suburban post-war church, and a confident design by the prolific Manchester practice of Reynolds... Read More
A simple but well-proportioned building by E. Bower Norris & F. M. Roberts, with a tall nave and tower in a... Read More
A converted school building with late twentieth century alterations, not of special architectural or historic... Read More
A small church that is externally unremarkable, but has an unexpectedly attractive and welcoming interior. The... Read More
