Our Lady and the Apostles Church, Stockport
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Our Lady and the Apostles Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Edgeley area of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It was built from 1903 to 1905 and replaced St Philip and St James Church, built in 1803, which was the first permanent Catholic church to be built in Stockport after the English Reformation. It is situated on the corner of Shaw Heath and Greek Street, south west of Stockport College and south of Stockport railway station. It was built in the Gothic Revival style by the architect Edmund Kirby and is a Grade II listed building.[3]
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Our Lady and the Apostles Church | |
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53.4027°N 2.1612°W / 53.4027; -2.1612 | |
OS grid reference | SJ8937889550 |
Location | Stockport, Greater Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | ourladyandtheapostles |
History | |
Former name(s) | St Philip and St James Church |
Status | Active |
Dedication | Blessed Virgin Mary, Apostles |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
Designated | 10 July 2009[1] |
Architect(s) | Edmund Kirby |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1903 |
Completed | 1905 |
Administration | |
Province | Birmingham |
Diocese | Shrewsbury |
Deanery | Stockport & Tameside[2] |
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