Trinity Congregational Church, Jane Lane (now Swinton Hall Road), Swinton

A new Congregational church, at Pendlebury, near Manchester, has just been completed. It is Early English in style, and consists of nave, north and south aisles, and choir. The accommodation is for 430 persons. Mr. Pritchett of Darlington, was the architect, and Mr. T. Warburton, of Harpurhey, the contractor. The cost has been about £2,800. [British Architect 30 June 1882 page 311]

The congregation now worshipping in the Congregational Chapel, Pendlebury under the esteemed pastorate of the Rev. H.F. Walker are about to build a new place of worship. The church is to be built in the "Early Decorative" style of gothic architecture and will comprise of a 62ft x 25ft nave with aisles (each) 52ft x 10ft.and choir 16ft x 14ft. There is to be a spacious vestibule at the front with staircases at each side and vestries behind the church at each side of the choir. A tower, with a spire 100 ft high is to stand at the comer of the street is also included within the design but the superstructure is left to "see how the money comes in". A spire in such locality will be a beautiful feature, giving a character to the neighbourhood. There will be ample room left behind the church for the schools. The building is to be erected of hammer dressed wall stone with dressings of chiselled ashlars. The roofs to be covered with Lancashire or dark Westmoreland slates. Internally all the joiners work is to be of pitched pine . The architect is James P. Pritchett RIBA of Darlington, an architect well known by his successful churches for different religious bodies in various parts of the country. The builder is William Brown of Park Works, Trafford Road, Salford, and the cost of the building around £2,850 with a further E150 cost to carry out necessary alterations to the old chapel at Pendlebury. [Eccles and Patricroft Journal 24 July 1880]