Holy Trinity Church Failsworth

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, FAILSWORTH, near MANCHESTER. This church is to be erected on a site in Oldham Road, Failsworth, near Manchester. The plan consists of wide nave, with stone arcading and narrow side aisles, wide chancel of good proportions, and transepts, and a side chapel. Suitable vestries and organ‑chamber are also provided. Externally the building will be faced with Yorkshire stone parpoints, with all dressings of red Rainhill or Yorkshire stone, and the roofs of North‑Country green slates or red tiles. The internal .walls to be plastered, and the woodwork of selected pitch‑pine, with nave arcading, piers, and internal dressings of stone.  The style adopted is Late Decorated Gothic, and the tower is placed at the south‑west angle of building, facing the main road. Accommodation is provided for 500 worshippers, and the architect is Mr. Frank Freeman, of Bolton, whose design was selected in competition, and was this year hung in the Royal Academy Exhibition. [The Building News 19 October 1906. Page 543]

The Church of Holy Trinity, Failsworth, was consecrated by the Bishop of Manchester yesterday. ... The portion of the church just built consists of the nave, west end, and side aisles, with temporary transepts and  chancel vestries, leaving the chancel, side chapel and tower for future extensions. Externally the building is faced with Yorkshire stone parpoints, with all dressings of red Rainhill stone. The interior walls are plastered, and all the woodwork is of selected pitch‑pine. Accommodation is provided in the buildings already erected for 536 worshippers, including choir, and this will be increased to 636 when the scheme is completed. The present contract is £5,078. The style of architecture adopted is late decorated Gothic. The architect is Mr Frank R Freeman of Bolton and the contractors Messrs R Rathbone and Sons of Atherton. [Manchester Guardian 15 October 1909 page 4]

FAILSWORTH.-The Church of Holy Trinity, Failsworth, was consecrated by the Bishop of Manchester on Thursday in last week. The portion of the church just built consists of the nave, west-end, and side-aisles, with temporary transepts, and chancel vestries, leaving the chancel, side chapel, and tower for future extensions. Externally the building is faced with Yorkshire stone parpoints, with all dressings of red Rainhill stone. The interior walls are plastered, and all the woodwork is of selected pitch pine. Accommodation is provided in the buildings already erected for 536 worshippers, including choir, and this will be increased to 636 when the scheme is completed. The present contract is for £5,078. The style of architecture adopted is Late Decorated. The architect is Mr Frank R. Freeman, of Bolton, and the contractors are Messrs R. Rathbone and Sons, of Atherton.  [Building News 22 October 1909 page 601]

Reference     British Architect 8 September 1905. Page 166. (Competitions)
Reference    The Building News 19 October 1906. Page 543
Reference    Manchester Guardian 15 October 1909 page 4 – consecration
Reference    Building News 22 October 1909 page 601
Reference    Pevsner Lancashire: South