Church of St Thomas Derby Street Red Bank Cheetham
NEW CHURCH, RED BANK - On Friday the 5th inst the corner stone of a new church about to be erected by the Manchester and Eccles Church Building Society was laid by J C Harter Esq. The site of the church is a plot of ground in the township of Cheetham, situate at the corner of Derby Street, Red Bank. [The Observer 15 May 1843 page 2]
CONSECRATION OF ST THOMAS’S CHURCH, RED BANK. On Monday evening the new church just completed in Derby Street, Red Bank, called St Thomas's Church, was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester. The church has been erected by the Manchester and Eccles Church Building Society, at an expense of upwards of £3,000, and has occupied about a year in completion, the foundation stone having been laid by Mr J C Harter, on the 5th May 1843. The edifice is of stone, built in early English or Lancet style of architecture, from a design by Mr William Mosley of London, and has a neat yet substantial appearance. At one end of the church is a gallery, in which, we understand, it is intended to place an organ at some future period; and altogether there are 781 sittings, 401 of which are free. Behind the altar are three windows of stained glass, beautifully executed by Messrs Griffiths and Day of this town, the glaziers employed for the church erected in the Stretford New Road. The pulpit, which is approached by a staircase winding round one of the pillars, is also a very tasteful structure, and much admired. The builders of the church were Messrs Lees and Craven of London Road. The Rev James Alfred Boddy MA, late chaplain to the Manchester Workhouse, has been appointed the incumbent of the church. [Manchester Guardian Wednesday 15 May 1844 Page 4]
The church closed about 1929 and was subsequently demolished.
Reference Manchester Guardian 19 March 1842 page 1 – contracts
Reference Manchester Guardian 6 May 1843 Page 4
Reference The Observer 15 May 1843 page 2
Reference Manchester Guardian Wednesday 15 May 1844 Page 4