GREATER MANCHESTER CHURCHES PRESERVATION SOCIETY
MEMBERS MEETINGS 2011/2012
Bring a packed lunch - Members/Guests/Friends all WELCOME
Saturday - 19th November at 11.00am
OLD CHAPEL — Old Park Road, Dukinfield SK16 4EN
The chapel was built 1840-41 to designs by Richard Tattersall with a new front added by Thomas Worthington in 1892-93. The new ‘Cheshire’ Pevsner calls it ‘The best building in Dukinfield, an extraordinary performance…’ It has stained glass by Capronnier and William Morris and an abundance of interesting memorial plaques and graveyard memorials. It sits in a commanding position high on a hill overlooking the town.
Saturday - 3rd March 2012 at 11.00am
St CHAD’S CHURCH - Sparrow Hill, Rochdale OL16 1 QT
The mother church of the formerly extensive Rochdale Parish founded before 1170 and, like Old Chapel, standing high above the town. The medieval church has been altered by many hands over the years. It is an extremely long church with six nave bays and six chancel bays covered with a double hammerbeam roof. It has a great deal of carved woodwork and in the Dearden Chapel has forged monuments and brasses created by the Saddleworth architect, George Shaw to bolster the claims of the Deardens to be Lords of Manor.
Saturday - 16th June 2012 at 11.00am
St THOMAS’S CHURCH - Church Road, Mellor, Stockport SK6 5LX
Our third church standing on top of a hill - St Thomas’s is blessed with marvellous views all round. The church has a Perpendicular tower which once had a spire but most of the building dates from the early 19th century being finished in 1830. There is a Hearse House of 1806 to the east of the church. Ian and Chris Hamilton will be our guides and our AGM will take place after lunch.
Revd Brian Hartley - Chair & Secretary
The Greater Manchester Churches Preservation Society
21 Penryn Avenue
Heyside
ROYTON
Oldham
Lancs
OL2 6JR
Tel: 01706 849132
Website: www.manchesterchurches.btik.com
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