St Margaret's Church, Burnage
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St Margaret's Church is in Burnage Lane, Burnage, a neighbourhood of Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Heaton, the archdeaconry of Manchester, and the diocese of Manchester.[1] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building, having been designated on 9 February 2012.[2]
| St Margaret's Church, Burnage | |
|---|---|
  St Margaret's Church, Burnage Location in Greater Manchester | |
| 53.4309°N 2.2018°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 867 927 |
| Location | Burnage, Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
| Website | St Margaret, Burnage |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 15 March 1875 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 9 February 2012 |
| Architect(s) | Paley and Austin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 1874 |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Archdeaconry | Manchester |
| Deanery | Manchester North & East |
| Parish | St Margaret, Burnage |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Matthew Calladine |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Pearl Hardy, Peter Miller, Peter Capon |
| Churchwarden(s) | Jane Franklin, Chris Rogers |
The church was built in 1874–75 and designed by the Lancaster partnership of Paley and Austin.[3] It was consecrated on 15 March 1875 by the Bishop of Manchester.[4] It initially consisted of a three-bay nave, a chancel and a south aisle, providing seating for about 200 people. The site for the church was given by Lord Egerton of Tatton Park.[5] In 1881–82 the same architects added the bellcote,[6] followed by the clergy vestry, a reredos and the organ screen in 1885.[7] In 1901 the successors in the practice, Austin and Paley added the north aisle at a cost of £3,000 (equivalent to £410,000 as of 2023).[8][9] Further work was carried out on the west end of the church by the same practice in 1925–26, and a baptistry, and two porches were added.[10] In 1998 the oak pulpit and choir stalls were removed, and the pews were replaced by chairs.[4]
St Margaret's is constructed in sandstone.[4] Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a baptistery, and a chancel.[3] The architectural style is Decorated.[11] In the Buildings of England series, the authors describe the interior as "well-proportioned", and with a "single-framed roof".[3] The reredos dates from 1885. The memorials to the World Wars have been designed to match the reredos; the inscriptions are on small tiles, separated by gold mosaic. The stained glass includes a window in the south aisle dated 1894 depicting Faith, Hope and Charity. In the south wall of the chancel is a window dating from about 1920 by Walter J. Pearce, and in the east of the south aisle is a window from about 1950 by T. F. Wilford. Also dating from 1950 is a window in the baptistery depicting Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies.[3] The two-manual organ was built by George Sixsmith and Son in 1973.[12] It replaced an earlier three-manual organ.[13]
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