St Chad’s Church Mauldeth Road Ladybarn Fallowfield

Earl Egerton of Tatton laid the chief stone of the new church of St Chad, Ladybarn, Fallowfield, on Saturday afternoon. The new church is being erected in Mauldeth Road on a site given by Lord Egerton, who had also given £2,000 to the building fund. Accommodation is to be provided for 500 people. The walls of the church will be faced with red Accrington bricks, and the whole of the architectural designs will be executed in Alderley stone. The interior of the walls will be panelled in oak to a height of about eight feet. The windows in the aisles will be small, the nave being lighted chiefly from the clerestory, provision having been made here for five windows on either side. The roof will ne of the panelled barrel type, the chancel alone being enriched by means of a moulded and battlemented cornice. The parish of St Chads was formed in 1900 and from that time until the present services have been held in a temporary iron structure. The cost of the building was estimated as about £6,000. [Manchester Guardian 10 September 1906 page 10]

NEW CHURCH, LADYBARN, MANCHESTER - The new church of St. Chad, built from the design of Mr. W. Cecil Hardisty, of Manchester, on a site in Mauldeth-road, has just been opened. The building consists of a nave, north and south aisles, and chancel, and affords seating accommodation for 600 persons. It is faced both internally and externally with Accrington red bricks, the mason work being executed in Alderley stone. A stained-glass memorial window has been presented by Mr. Norman Shaw, R.A. The building is heated by means of hot water on the low-pressure system, and is lighted by electricity. The general contractors for its erection were Messrs. Hill and Heys, of Grafton-street, Chorlton-on-Medlock; the wood carving has been done by Mr. E. F. Long, and the stone carving inside the church by Messrs. Earp, Hobbs, and Miller. [Builder 2 November 1907 page 473]

Foundation       September 1906
Consecrated     18 October 1907

Reference    British Architect 31 March 1905 Page 232 - Hardisty appointed architect
Reference    British Architect 4 May 1906 Page 322
Reference    Manchester Guardian 10 September 1906 page 10 – foundation stone
Reference    Builder 2 November 1907 page 473