Church of St Cross, Clayton

Church of St Cross, Clayton

The Church of St Cross, Clayton, Manchester, is a Victorian church by William Butterfield, built in 1863–66. It was designated a grade II* listed building in 1963.[1]

The church is very tall, in Butterfield's trademark red brick, with blue brick and pale stone banding.[2] The style is Middle Pointed.[2] To the south-west, the church has a high tower, "narrow and tall, with slender angle buttresses and a steep pyramidal roof of banded slate, and a gabled south porch with 2-centred arched doorway".[1]

The interior has lost most of its furnishings but remains "unmistakably Butterfield".[2] It has a timber-framed roof with five-bay arcades, with patterns of coloured stone and tiles that have been echoed in late 20th century stencilling.[2] There is some notable stained glass of the patron saints of the British Isles.[2]

The churchyard contains the war graves of seven soldiers of World War I and two of World War II.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 http://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-387907-church-of-st-cross-manchester
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hartwell et al. 2004, p 362-3
  3. ↑ CWGC Cemetery Report, details from casualty record.

References

  • Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004), Lancashire: Manchester and the South East, The Buildings of England, New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10583-5

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Coordinates: 53°29′00″N 2°10′55″W / 53.4834°N 2.1819°W / 53.4834; -2.1819

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