The Church of St Nicholas, Kingsway,

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, is a

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church of 1930–2 by N. F. Cachemaille-Day, Lander and Welch.Hartwell et al. 2004, p. 410 It was enlarged in 1964 with a bay on the west side, also by Cachemaille-Day.

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describes the church as "a milestone in the history of church architecture in England". The church was designated a

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on 10 October 1980. St Nicholas is one of a relatively small group of

churches in England, and one of the earliest. It is "of brick, high, sheer and sculptural, with a German-inspired passion for brick grooves and ribbing, both vertical and horizontal." The building cost £11,600. The interior was plainly furnished, "the walls bare, the windows clear, but the ceiling is coffered in blue, red and gold". In 2001–3, the church underwent significant conservation, at a cost of over 1 million pounds. The conservation included a re-ordering of the interior to provide additional meeting space, and offices, including the insertion of a "striking glass circular meeting room", designed by Anthony Grimshaw Associates from Wigan. "The church's spatial complexity is not spoiled, but rather added to", by "hanging the meeting room above head height".

List of incumbents

*Lynne Connolly (1996 to 2002);

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of the parish *Paul Rolfe (2003 to 2007); priest-in-charge * Rachel Mann (2008 to 2021);

of the parish

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burnage, Church of Saint Nicholas Churches in Manchester Grade II* listed churches in Manchester Church of England church buildings in Greater Manchester Churches completed in 1932 20th-century Church of England church buildings Nugent Cachemaille-Day buildings

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