All Saints' Church is a
Roman Catholic
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parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
situated between
Dumplington
Dumplington is an area of Urmston, Greater Manchester, England, which is dominated by the Trafford Centre shopping complex.
Dumplington was one of several hamlets in the township of Barton-upon-Irwell, in the ancient ecclesiastical parish
of Ec ...
and
Barton upon Irwell
Barton upon Irwell (also known as Barton-on-Irwell or Barton) is a suburb of the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 12,462 in 2014.
History
Barton Old Hall, a brick-built house degraded to a farmhouse, was the sea ...
, near
Urmston
Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the ...
, in
Trafford
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,
Greater Manchester
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, England. The church was constructed between 1867 and 1868 and was designed by
E. W. Pugin
Edward Welby Pugin (11 March 1834 – 5 June 1875) was an English architect, the eldest son of architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Louisa Barton and part of the Pugin & Pugin family of church architects. His father was an architect an ...
in the
Gothic Revival style for
Sir Humphrey de Trafford
Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Baronet (1 May 1808 – 4 May 1886) was a prominent English Catholic. Born at Croston Hall near Chorley, Lancashire on 1 May 1808, he was the fourth child and the eldest son of Sir Thomas de Trafford.
Early lif ...
.
It is situated on Redclyffe Road, close to the
Manchester Ship Canal. The church is a Grade I
listed building
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and considered to be an example of Pugin's best work,
according to
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ''The Buildings of England'' (1 ...
, "the masterpiece of
ugin'slife, without any doubt."
It has been served by priests from the
Conventual Franciscans
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
Dating back to ...
since 1928.
History
Construction
Construction work on the church started in 1867. It was designed by
E. W. Pugin
Edward Welby Pugin (11 March 1834 – 5 June 1875) was an English architect, the eldest son of architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Louisa Barton and part of the Pugin & Pugin family of church architects. His father was an architect an ...
. It was paid for by
Sir Humphrey de Trafford
Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Baronet (1 May 1808 – 4 May 1886) was a prominent English Catholic. Born at Croston Hall near Chorley, Lancashire on 1 May 1808, he was the fourth child and the eldest son of Sir Thomas de Trafford.
Early lif ...
, who also paid Pugin to design to
St Ann's Church, Stretford. In June 1868, the church was opened by
Cardinal Henry Manning
Henry Edward Manning (15 July 1808 – 14 January 1892) was an English prelate of the Catholic church, and the second Archbishop of Westminster from 1865 until his death in 1892. He was ordained in the Church of England as a young man, but conv ...
.
[All Saints - Barton, Manchester]
from TheGreyFriars.org, retrieved 20 May 2021 From All Saints Church, priests started
missions in the area to serve the local Catholic communities. These missions eventually became churches, such as St Teresa of Avila Church in
Irlam
Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Salfo ...
, English Martyrs Church in Urmston, and Holy Cross Church in
Eccles,
The church has timber pews, stained glass and gargoyles. There is a carved stone altar and
reredos. The church also contains a painting depicting
E. W. Pugin
Edward Welby Pugin (11 March 1834 – 5 June 1875) was an English architect, the eldest son of architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Louisa Barton and part of the Pugin & Pugin family of church architects. His father was an architect an ...
with a plan of the church.
Conventual Franciscans
In 1928, the
Franciscan
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, abbreviation = OFM
, predecessor =
, ...
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
Dating back to ...
came to Manchester. They began a
mission
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in the
Blackley
Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is approximately north of Manchester city centre, on the River Irk.
History
The hamlet of Blackley was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name derives from ...
area of Manchester, in the ward of
Higher Blackley
Higher Blackley is an electoral district or ward in the north of the City of Manchester, England. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 11,688.
Heaton Park, one of Europe's largest parks, is in this ward.
A new "education village ...
. In 1929, they built a temporary church there, St Clare's Church. In 1951, they built a friary there. On 11 August 1957, the foundation stone for the permanent St Clare's Church was laid by the
Archbishop of Liverpool George Beck. In 1958, the church was opened.
Historic England
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Manchester (Higher Blackley) – St Clare
''Taking Stock'', retrieved 20 May 2021
In 1962, the
Conventual Franciscans
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
Dating back to ...
came to Barton and started working in All Saints Church. They continue to serve both All Saints Church and St Clare's Church today.
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Exterior
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See also
*Grade I listed churches in Greater Manchester
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*List of churches in Greater Manchester
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*List of churches in the Diocese of Salford
This list compiles the entirety of the parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford, located in the north of England.
The list of parishes are each divided by their local authority.
Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Borough ...
* Listed buildings in Urmston
References
External links
*
All Saints' Church, Blackley
from TheGreyFriars.org
St Clare's Church, Blackley
from TheGreyFriars.org
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Roman Catholic churches completed in 1868
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom
Grade I listed churches in Greater Manchester
Gothic Revival church buildings in Greater Manchester
Churches in Trafford
Roman Catholic churches in Greater Manchester
Grade I listed Roman Catholic churches in England
E. W. Pugin church buildings
Conventual Franciscan churches in the United Kingdom
Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford