Church of St Nicholas, Burnage

53°25′11″N 2°12′52″W / 53.4198°N 2.2145°W / 53.4198; -2.2145

Church of St Nicholas
St Nicholas's Church in September 2021
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.st-nicholas-church.org.uk
History
DedicationSt Nicholas
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II*
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Manchester
ParishBurnage
Clergy
Priest(s)Rachel Mann

The Church of St Nicholas, Kingsway, Burnage, Manchester, is a Modernist church of 1930–2 by N. F. Cachemaille-Day, Lander and Welch.[1] It was enlarged in 1964 with a bay on the west side, also by Cachemaille-Day. Pevsner describes the church as "a milestone in the history of church architecture in England".[1] The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 10 October 1980.[2]

St Nicholas is one of a relatively small group of Modernist churches in England, and one of the earliest. It is "of brick, high, sheer and sculptural, with a German-inspired passion for brick grooves and ribbing, both vertical and horizontal."[1] The building cost £11,600.[3] The interior was plainly furnished, "the walls bare, the windows clear, but the ceiling is coffered in blue, red and gold".[1]

In 2001–3, the church underwent significant conservation, at a cost of over 1 million pounds. The conservation included a re-ordering of the interior to provide additional meeting space, and offices, including the insertion of a "striking glass circular meeting room", designed by Anthony Grimshaw Associates from Wigan.[3] "The church's spatial complexity is not spoiled, but rather added to", by "hanging the meeting room above head height".[1]

List of incumbents

  • Lynne Connolly (1996 to 2002); rector of the parish
  • Paul Rolfe (2003 to 2007); priest-in-charge
  • Rachel Mann (2008 to 2021); rector of the parish
  • view to the altar
    view to the altar
  • the coffered ceiling from the glass meeting room
    the coffered ceiling from the glass meeting room
  • the coffered ceiling
    the coffered ceiling

See also

  • Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
  • Listed buildings in Manchester-M19

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Hartwell et al. 2004, p. 410
  2. ^ "Church of St Nicholas, Burnage, Manchester".
  3. ^ a b "St. Nicholas Church - Burnage - Manchester". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
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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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