North Manchester New Church (Swedenborgian) Bury New Road, Higher Broughton

When the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) church in Peter Street was sold for the purposes of the Technical School it was arranged that two new churches should be built in the suburbs, one on the north side and one on the south side of the city. A site for the northern church was found in Bury New Road, and the building is almost complete. [Manchester Guardian 11 January 1890 page 9]

OPENING OF THE HIGHER BROUGHTON NEW CHURCH - The beautiful church which has been erected at Broughton for the use of the North Manchester New Church Society was formally opened for divine worship last evening. The ministers who officiated at the dedication service were the Rev. Richard Storry, of Heywood (the oldest minister in the Connexion); the Rev. John Presland of London; the Rev. Joseph Deans of Leeds (president of Conference); and the Rev. William T. Stonestreet, minister of  the church . The ornate and commodious character of the structure and its charming floral surroundings were greatly admired by the huge concourse of persons who came to the service. …  In addition to the window which is the gift of Mr Mather MP., it may be mentioned that other stained-glass windows have been placed in the church, one to the memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. J Broadfield, and the other in honour of the late Mr. William Hughes. [Manchester Guardian 7 June 1890 page 5]

The church closed about 1951 and was demolished about 1962-3 to be replaced with Hanover Court, a 16-storey residential tower block approximately 50 metres tall. This was demolished in 2006 as part of the Broughton Green project. For the next six years the site was surrounded by a plywood fence painted "Salford magenta" advertising the adjacent housing development. This unneccesary eyesore was finally removed and not replaced. The site remained undeveloped in 2021.

Reference        Manchester Guardian 11 January 1890 page 9
Reference        Manchester Courier 6 June 1890
Reference        Manchester Courier 7 June 1890
Reference        Manchester Guardian 7 June 1890 page 5