Church of St Margaret Ulverston Road Dalton-in-Furness

Initially a Church of England mission church under St Mary's. A temporary iron church was built in 1872, mainly using funds provided by Barrow Haematite Iron & Steel Company. The large increase in population rendered more church accommodation necessary, and, an iron church (St. Margaret's), capable of seating 1,000 persons, was erected, [Mannex's Directory of Furness & Cartmel, 1882]

In 1902 work began to provide a permanent structure to take the place of an old iron building which has done duty for 30 years. The new structure has been built to the plans of Mr Bassnett Preston of Manchester at a cost of £4,200. Consecrated by the Bishop of Carlisle on 13 January 1904. Early English style. The new church closed about 1978, but the building was subsequently purchased in 1981 by the Roman Catholic authorities as a replacement for their older chapel nearby.

NEW CHURCH AT DALTON-IN-FURNESS - On Saturday the foundation-stone of St. Margaret's Church, Dalton-in-Furness, was laid by Lady Evelyn Cavendish, whose husband, Mr. Victor Cavendish, M.P., is lay rector of the parish. Till quite recently service has been held in an iron structure, which has done duty for 31 years, but this has been demolished, and a handsome building of stone is being erected in its place, to accommodate 600 worshippers. The architect is Mr R. B. Preston, of Manchester. The cost of the new church is estimated at about £4,000, and two-thirds of this amount has already been raised. [Manchester Guardian 13 October 1902 page 5]

DALTON-IN-FURNESS - On Saturday the foundation-stone of St. Margaret’s Church, Dalton-in-Furness, was laid by Lady Evelyn Cavendish. A building of stone is being erected in place of an iron structure to accommodate 600 worshippers. The architect is Mr. R. B. Preston, of Manchester. The cost of the new church is estimated at £4,000. [Building News 17 October 1902 page 538]

Reference        Pevsner: Lancashire: North
Reference        Builder 23 January 1904 Page 88
Reference        British Architect 29 January 1904 Page 92
Reference        Manchester Guardian 13 October 1902 page 5
Reference        Building News 17 October 1902 page 538