| Saint Chrysostom's Church Building |
| Church Building |
THE CHURCH'S ARCHITECTURE
We have a beautiful church building at St Chrysostoms. In this part of our website you can find
out more about the building, its special features and the church grounds.
The building is in the early English style, and was built to the design of G. T Redmayne, who
also designed the College of Art in Cavendish Street, Manchester, and Dalton Hall, next door to
St Chrysostoms. After the disastrous fire of 1904 the rebuilding, under the guidance of the
architect John Ely, was done to Redmayne's original plans, with only some small variations.
Consequently, what is seen today, both outside and inside is the rebuilt church of 1906 with
very little alteration.
Although the area which the church serves has changed considerably since the foundation of
St Chrysostom's the church itself has changed very little. It remains significant and prominent in
the landscape and life of the area, and it commands a strong and notable position in the
Victoria Park Conservation Area.
The building is a Grade II listed building. The entry in Pevsner's Buildings of England reads:
We have a beautiful church building at St Chrysostoms. In this part of our website you can find
out more about the building, its special features and the church grounds.
The building is in the early English style, and was built to the design of G. T Redmayne, who
also designed the College of Art in Cavendish Street, Manchester, and Dalton Hall, next door to
St Chrysostoms. After the disastrous fire of 1904 the rebuilding, under the guidance of the
architect John Ely, was done to Redmayne's original plans, with only some small variations.
Consequently, what is seen today, both outside and inside is the rebuilt church of 1906 with
very little alteration.
Although the area which the church serves has changed considerably since the foundation of
St Chrysostom's the church itself has changed very little. It remains significant and prominent in
the landscape and life of the area, and it commands a strong and notable position in the
Victoria Park Conservation Area.
The building is a Grade II listed building. The entry in Pevsner's Buildings of England reads:
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| " 1874-7 by G. T. Redmayne...of yellow sandstone. Nave and Chancel treated as one, aisles with lancets, conical tower at the east corner of the north aisle. West end with a nicely detailed entrance porch with a canopy over containing a statue of St John Chrysostom. Polygonal apse, five bay arcade of round piers, extended to seven bays on south east side to accommodate the two-bay Anson chapel. All the furnishings and the roof date from rebuilding by John Ely after a fire in 1904. REREDOS. Good late C20 painting by Graeme Willson. STAINED GLASS. A fine scheme by Burlison and Grylls, including the Doctors of the Church, English saints and many First World War memorials. Another memorial window in the chapel is by Walter J. Pearce. |
