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Latitude: 53.4599 / 53°27'35"N
Longitude: -2.1684 / 2°10'6"W
OS Eastings: 388917
OS Northings: 395918
OS Grid: SJ889959
Mapcode National: GBR FX9F.BF
Mapcode Global: WHB9P.N9NF
Plus Code: 9C5VFR5J+XM
Entry Name: Brookfield Unitarian Church
Listing Date: 3 October 1974
Last Amended: 6 June 1994
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1218832
English Heritage Legacy ID: 388206
ID on this website: 101218832
Location: Brookfield Church, Gorton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M18
County: Manchester
Electoral Ward/Division: Gorton North
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Manchester
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Gorton St Philip
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Church building
MANCHESTER
SJ89NE HYDE ROAD, Gorton South
698-1/5/701 (South side)
03/10/74 Brookfield Unitarian Church
(Formerly Listed as:
HYDE ROAD, Gorton
(South side)
Brookfield Unitarian Church)
GV II*
Unitarian church. 1869-71, by Thomas Worthington. Coursed
sandstone rubble, slate roof. Early English style. Nave, north
and south aisles, free-standing steeple attached to north
aisle close to west end, chancel with transepts. The 4-stage
tower with angle-buttresses, string-courses, embattled parapet
with corner gargoyles and tall slender broach spire, has a
2-centred arched north doorway, one and 2 lancets to the next
2 stages, paired 2-light belfry windows with cusped lights,
and lucarnes to the base of the spire. The 6-bay nave has
3-light clerestory windows, and the buttressed aisles
2-centred arched 2-light windows. Transepts of chancel have
similar windows. Large east and west windows. Gable copings
with kneelers and apex crosses. Interior (Pevsner): aisle
arcades of sandstone on columns of pink polished granite;
plastered walls. History: commissioned and endowed by Richard
Peacock, engineer and partner in locomotive-building firm of
Beyer and Peacock; cost ยป12,000; demonstrates ecumenical
nature of later C19 Unitarianism.
Listing NGR: SJ8891595914
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