Church Of Saint Mary

SD 91 SW ROCHDALE OLDHAM ROAD (west side) 7/83 Church of Saint 4.1.1974 Mary.

G.V. II

Church. 1865-72. J.M. and H. Taylor. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roof. Nave with aisles, clerestory, transepts, chancel and north west tower. Gothic Revival in a Decorated style. North elevation has 4-bay nave with elaborately buttressed aisles. Window openings to aisles are of two lights with Decorated tracery and hood moulds. Square-headed openings to clerestory are 3-light with cusped tracery. The transept has a rose window, and a central circular buttress with a carved animal finial and rises from a three stage hexagonal base. The chancel is of two bays and has diagonal buttresses and moulded eaves detail. Each part is roofed separately with patterned slates and has gable parapets and cross finish. The lofty tower with its diagonal offset buttresses is of 4 stages and has an octagonal stair turret in its left side. The bell stage has 2 cusped lancet openings, ball flower eaves detail and angel and animal gargoyles. The broach spire has gabled lucarnes and canopy pinnacles to each corner. Inside there is a four-light stone screen between chancel and organ chamber and vestry, polished granite nave arcade columns and a central space with high transeptal and chancel arches. The roofs are scissor trussed except for the chancel which is braced and panelled. The church forms part of a complete group with the school to the south, in the same style.

Listing NGR: SD9041111606