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==Churches== |
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=Christ Church= |
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Christ Church on Liverpool Road is the Anglican Parish Church of Patricroft. Construction was begun by the Rev Samuel Dale, curate at Eccles and later first Vicar at Patricroft. The church was built to seat 750 worshippers and was designed by John Lowe, it was opened circa 1868. <ref>Bleakley, JR, A Short History of the Parish Church of Patricroft, Eccles</ref> |
Christ Church on Liverpool Road is the Anglican Parish Church of Patricroft. Construction was begun by the Rev Samuel Dale, curate at Eccles and later first Vicar at Patricroft. The church was built to seat 750 worshippers and was designed by John Lowe, it was opened circa 1868. <ref>Bleakley, JR, A Short History of the Parish Church of Patricroft, Eccles</ref> |
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=The Holy Cross= |
=The Holy Cross= |
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The Church of the Holy Cross at Patricroft Bridge is the Roman Catholic Parish Church of Patricroft. It was opened in 1961.<ref>Pevsner, The Buildings of England</ref> |
The Church of the Holy Cross at Patricroft Bridge is the Roman Catholic Parish Church of Patricroft. It was opened in 1961.<ref>Pevsner, The Buildings of England</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:48, 10 August 2008
Patricroft is an area of Eccles in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
It was administered by the municipal borough of Eccles in the administrative county of Lancashire until both were abolished in 1974.
History
Patricroft may derive its name from 'Pear-tree croft', or more likely, 'Patrick's Croft'. In 1836, James Nasmyth, in partnership with Holbrook Gaskell, built the Bridgewater Foundry in Patricroft. The foundry soon expanded to become a major supplier of steam locomotives. During World War I the factory's production was mainly diverted to munitions work. At the start of the Second World War it became a Royal Ordnance Factory, producing shells, tanks and guns. The engineering works closed in 1989: the site is now part of a business and technology centre.
Churches
Christ Church
Christ Church on Liverpool Road is the Anglican Parish Church of Patricroft. Construction was begun by the Rev Samuel Dale, curate at Eccles and later first Vicar at Patricroft. The church was built to seat 750 worshippers and was designed by John Lowe, it was opened circa 1868. [1]
The Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross at Patricroft Bridge is the Roman Catholic Parish Church of Patricroft. It was opened in 1961.[2]
Transport
The district is served by Patricroft railway station which was opened on 15 September 1830 by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and is situated in Green Lane. A large steam locomotive running shed was situated immediately north of the line until closure in 1967.
Bus services in the area are provided by Arriva Manchester, Arriva North West, and First Manchester.[3] Routes are co-ordinated by GMPTE.
Notable people
Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe was born in Patricroft in 1877. He was the first Englishman to make a powered flight (in 1908 at Brooklands), and the first Englishman to fly an all British machine a year later, on Hackney Marshes. He founded the Avro company, one of the world's first aircraft manufacturers, in 1910.
References
- ^ Bleakley, JR, A Short History of the Parish Church of Patricroft, Eccles
- ^ Pevsner, The Buildings of England
- ^ "Transport (bus, coach, train) and other local services in Patricroft" (HTTP). Travel Search. Retrieved 2007-07-19.