St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church, Lever Bridge
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St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church, Lever Bridge, is in Darcy Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Walmsley, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the diocese of Manchester.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[2] and is the first of three "pot churches" designed by Edmund Sharpe, so-called because they are constructed largely of terracotta.[3]
Quick Facts St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church, Lever Bridge, OS grid reference ...
St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church, Lever Bridge | |
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53.5722°N 2.4051°W / 53.5722; -2.4051 | |
OS grid reference | SD 732,084 |
Location | Darcy Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Churchmanship | Open Catholic |
Website | St Stephen and All Martyrs |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 26 June 1845 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 26 March 1964 |
Architect(s) | Edmund Sharpe |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1842 |
Completed | 1844 |
Construction cost | £2,600 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Terracotta, slate roofs |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Manchester |
Archdeaconry | Bolton |
Deanery | Walmsley |
Parish | Lever Bridge |
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