Building Name

Church of St Peter Manchester Road Redvales Bury

Date
1899 - 1901
Street
Manchester Road
District/Town
Redvales, Bury
County/Country
GMCA, England
Work
Rebuilding

The formal re-opening takes place today of St Peter’s Church, Redvales, Bury. On a stone tablet in the west porch is the following inscription “AMDG This stone, a memorial of the re-building of the nave and aisles, was laid by the Right-Hon, the Earl of Derby on the 18th November 1899. Peace be within these walls.” This church, built about thirty years ago, soon became a source of anxiety and expense. Nearly three years ago Mr Medland Taylor, who was asked to report and advise, found it was unsound and unsafe, and that though it was possible to save the chancel by adding massive buttresses, all the rest of the church must be rebuilt. Drawings and specifications were accordingly made, and the contract let on 13 June 1899 to Mr Charles Brierly, a parishioner. The general outline of the church is much as before, with three exceptions - namely the addition of a spacious western porch, the enlargement and remodelling of the vestries, and the removal of the tower to a safer and better position north west of the north aisle. For the present the superstructure of the tower and spire waits for funds, but the arch behind the font is the actual arch intended to remain. The church will seat about 450. [Manchester Guardian 11 December 1901 page 10]