Building Name

Church of St. Matthew, Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton, Oldham

Date
1854 - 1857
Street
Chadderton Hall Road and Mill Brow
District/Town
Chadderton, Oldham
County/Country
GMCA, England
Work
New build
Listed
Grade II

The Parish of St Matthew was formed in 1844. The first Church building consisting of a small wooden hut, was erected in 1848 on the banks of the River Irk at Cragg Road but this was subsequently burnt down. Plans were prepared by the architect, Mr. E. H. Shellard, for a permanent church of which the estimated cost was £1,600. These were the days of the private pew and of the 400 seats planned for the new church, half were to be rent free. The church was consecrated on 9th November 1857, by Dr. J. Prince Lee, the first Bishop of Manchester, but was not completed to the original plan until 1870.The steeple was built in 1881 by Mr Daniel Hague as a memorial to his wife. Six years later the chancel was completed and new window, altar, reredos and organ added to give that final touch to what is a very pleasant church set in largely rural surroundings. Reference: 'Chadderton Chapters' by Michael Lawson.

Reference    Pevsner,: Lancashire: South
Reference    Manchester Courier 4 February1854 Page 2 -contracts
Reference    Manchester Guardian 4 February1854 Page 11 – contracts
Reference: 'Chadderton Chapters' by Michael Lawson.

See also separate entry for completion of tower - Bodley and A H Stott and Sons