All Saints’ Church, Eccles New Road, Weaste, Salford

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, WEASTE - The Bishop of Manchester yesterday morning consecrated All Saints' Church Weaste. The original building was erected in 1902 in memory of Queen Victoria and occupied a prominent site on Eccles New Road. Two new aisles have been added, one on each side of the church with two porches and entrance doors. The whole of the church has been reseated with open pews made by J. Ridyard & Son. New altar rails have been made by Messrs. J. Hatch and Sons, Lancaster. The Commandments, Apostles' Creed. and Lord's Prayer are placed in position by Mr. T. Hudson, Exchange, Manchester. The church, which is handsome in appearance, has a sanctuary with a beautifully decorated Communion Table. and there are also frontals for the altar. On one side of the sanctuary there is a fine new banner containing the words, "All Saints' Sunday School. Weaste," and a large double cross. An artistic cross stands on the Communion Table The extensions have been carried out from the designs by Mr. E. Lingen Barker of 101 Leadenhall Street, London. The contractors for the building which is of brick are Messrs James Hatch and Sons. There is accommodation for 540 persons. The cost of the work is about £1,400, the greater portion of which has been defrayed by the Rev Thomas Emmett. [Manchester Courier - Tuesday 1 February 1910 page 8]

Reference    Manchester Courier - Tuesday 1 February 1910 page 8

The foundation stone of the school-church was laid on 18 October 1902 and the building opened on 20 June 1903 as a Mission School-Church in connection with St Luke’s Church Weaste. In 1909 the building was altered and extended to the designs of Lingen Barker to form All Saints’ Church (qv) consecrated on    31 January 1910. A separate Sunday School was erected about the same time