New Jerusalem Church. Kearsley near Bolton

 NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH, KEARSLEY, NEAR MANCHESTER. - This church, which will seat 750 persons, the gallery accommodating 300, is faced throughout with Kerridge parpoints, and the whole of the dressings are of Alderley stone. The nave arches, supported by iron columns, are of buff and brown bricks; the walls are plastered; and the roof is open and lighted by four clerestory windows. The chancel, divided from the nave by a lofty arch, is octagonal, and lighted by three traceried windows, and the floor is of mosaic. All the glazing is in lead lights, with quarries of various tints. The internal woodwork is of pitch pine, with baywood in the seat ends, pulpit, etc. The total cost, including the spire, which is not yet completed, will be about £6,800, or a little more than £9 per sitting. Mr G Napier, Manchester, was the general contractor; and the whole of the work has been designed and superintended by Messrs Colley and Beaumont, also of that city. [Building News 13 December 1878 page 626]   

Reference    British Architect 13 December 1878 page 234
Reference    Building News 13 December 1878 page 626