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Greater Manchester Churches Preservation SocietyDetails of our 2008 events for members and friends.All are welcome at our meetings -there is no charge but those attending are asked to contribute towards the host churches costs on the day TUESDAY — 4th MARCH 2008 - VISIT & ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at 7.30pm in St Mary–in-the-Baum St Mary’s Gate, Rochdale. (Comper’s only major work in Greater Manchester) Town centre car parks nearby. SATURDAY — 19th APRIL 2008. Meet at 11.00am at St John’s Roman Catholic Church on Standishgate in Wigan where our member Tony Hilton will guide us around the church. We will eat lunch in the former Presbytery and then walk along Standishgate for a tour of St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Town centre car parks nearby. SATURDAY — 27th SEPTEMBER 2008. Meet at 11.00am at St Martin’s Church on Brabyns Brow in Marple Bridge (SK6 5DT). St Martin’s was built in 1869 by John Dando Sedding and extended in 1896/6 and again in 1906 by Henry Wilson. The church has work by Morris, Rossetti, Ford Maddox-Brown, Burne-Jones among others. The highlight is the stunning barrel-vaulted Lady Chapel by Henry Wilson and Christopher Whall. Rather than moving on to another venue after lunch we will have a presentation on the Arts & Crafts Movement in Greater Manchester. Our speakers will be Barrie and Wendy Armstrong, authors of the handbook ‘The Arts & Crafts Movement in the North West of England’ which was published last year. We will welcome our Patron, Warren Smith Esq, The Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester to this event along with members of Historic Cheshire Churches Preservation Trust. Revd Brian Hartley - Chair & Secretary |
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