St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Chapel Heywood

HEYWOOD (MANCHESTER) — The ceremony of opening a new Roman Catholic chapel, dedicated to St. Joseph, was celebrated on Sunday, the 11th ult. by the Roman Catholic bishop of Salford, with pontifical high mass. The building is in the Transition style of Early English, and consists of lady chapel and nave. It 'is 86 feet by 35 feet clear, and will seat S00 people. The architect was Mr. W. Nicholson, of Manchester, and the contractor Mr. Thomas Tully, of Strangways, Manchester. In the lady chapel there is a stained glass window, by Messrs. Edmundson and Son, of Manchester. The subject is St. Joseph and the Virgin, under canopies, from designs by the architect. [Builder 8 November 1865 page 609]

Reference    Builder 8 November 1865 page 609
Reference    Manchester Guardian 7 October 1856 page 4 - opening