Church Of St Bede

The Church of St. Bede is a Catholic church built in 1847 by Weightman & Hadfield. It is constructed of red sandstone and features a slate roof. The church has a large west tower with angle buttresses, gargoyles, and crenellations. The windows include paired lancets in the nave, curvilinear designs in the chancel (which contain stained glass), and trefoil shapes in the clerestorey. The main entrance, located in the tower, is designed in the Decorated style.

Inside, the church has side aisles created by alternating round and octagonal sandstone columns that support large Gothic arches. The nave roof displays exposed rafters with scissor bracing and simple hammerbeam supports, while the chancel features rafters arranged into braced collar trusses, also with hammerbeam supports. The walls and ceilings between the timber structures are plastered. The central altar, dating from 1850, is believed to be designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Additionally, there is a large organ positioned at a high level in the tower area.