Church of St Mary, Hulme
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The Church of St Mary, Upper Moss Lane, Hulme
, Manchester
is an Gothic Revival church by J. S. Crowther
built in 1853–58. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 3 October 1974.
The church is of "coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings (and a) slate roof". It is in Early C14 Geometrical style, following "Lincolnshire exemplars".
The soaring spire, 241 feet (73.5 m) high, making it the 18th tallest church in the United Kingdom, is one of south Manchester's major landmarks. Pevsner
records that the church has "stood through two complete cycles of urban decay, dereliction, destruction and renewal, standing alone amid utter desolation in the 1960s and again in the 1990s". It has now been converted into flats, its interior "horribly divided".
Hulme
Hulme is an inner city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. Located immediately south of Manchester city centre, it is an area with significant industrial heritage....
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
is an Gothic Revival church by J. S. Crowther
J. S. Crowther
Joseph Stretch Crowther was an English architect who practised in Manchester.-Life:He studied under Richard Tattersall from 1838–1843. He worked as a managing clerk for Henry Bowman until 1846, when Bowman took him into partnership as Bowman & Crowther...
built in 1853–58. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 3 October 1974.
The church is of "coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings (and a) slate roof". It is in Early C14 Geometrical style, following "Lincolnshire exemplars".
The soaring spire, 241 feet (73.5 m) high, making it the 18th tallest church in the United Kingdom, is one of south Manchester's major landmarks. Pevsner
Pevsner
Pevsner is a surname, and may refer to:* Antoine Pevsner , a Russian sculptor* Sir Nikolaus Pevsner , a German-born British scholar of the history of architecture;** ....
records that the church has "stood through two complete cycles of urban decay, dereliction, destruction and renewal, standing alone amid utter desolation in the 1960s and again in the 1990s". It has now been converted into flats, its interior "horribly divided".