St Aidan’s Presbyterian Church, Palatine Road/ Parkfield Rd Didsbury Manchester

Current name    Grosvenor St Aidan’s United Reform Church
Opened     Friday 7 June 1901

NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – The foundation stone of a new Presbyterian Church at Didsbury was laid yesterday afternoon. … The church is of Early English Gothic design, and the plans have been prepared by Mr Henry Lord, architect, of Manchester. [Manchester Guardian 3 May 1900 page 9]

ST AIDAN’S PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH, DIDSBURY - The opening services in connection with St Aidan’s Presbyterian  Church of England were commenced yesterday. The church, which is in Palatine Road, is a handsome building of Ruabon brick, which together with a school house has been erected at a cost of £7,000, from designs prepared by Mr Henry Lord, architect, of Manchester. Accommodation is provided in the church for 500 worshippers. [Manchester Guardian 7 June 1901 page 9]

Reference    Manchester Guardian 3 May 1900 page 9 – foundation stone
Reference    Manchester Guardian 7 June 1901 page 9
Reference    Building News 14 June 1901 Page 796
Reference    Hartwell: Lancashire South East page 443