Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood
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| Church of Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood | |
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  Church of Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood Location within Greater Manchester | |
| B_type:landmark 53°21′11″N 2°07′53″W / 53.3530°N 2.1313°W | |
| OS grid reference | grid reference SD8550610607 |
| Location | Heywood, Rochdale, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Catholic |
| Membership | Catholic |
| Website | www.catholicheywood.org.uk |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | St Joseph’s Church |
| Status | Parish Church |
| Consecrated | 1913 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed [1] |
| Architect(s) | Henry Oswald Hill |
| Style | Byzantine |
| Years built | 1913–1916 |
| Completed | April 1916 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Salford |
| Deanery | St Therese of Lisieux Deanery |
The Church of Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood, is a Catholic church on Mary Street in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England and is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History of the Parish
The mission at Heywood was founded from Rochdale in 1855. In 1856 a church, school and presbytery were built in Dawson Street. With a growing population, discussions began about building a bigger church after the appointment of Fr Poole in 1898.
Catholics in Heywood had to travel to Rochdale for Mass and the sacraments until 1854. In 1855 Fr. Arthur Stanislaus McCann (d.1892) began by establishing a parish using a disused workshop near Rochdale Road as a chapel, before renting the Ragged School in George Street for use as a chapel and school. A year later, building began in Dawson Street of a church, school, and presbytery. The church was solemnly opened by Bishop Turner on Sunday 5 October 1856.
One of McCann's successors Fr. Cornelius William Poole (d.1916) struggled to raise funds for building a new church for many years. A site on the north side of Mary Street was found. On 13 October 1913 the foundation stone was laid by Bishop Casartelli and the new church was finished and opened in April 1916.[1][2]
Building
The Romanesque and Byzantine style church and presbytery were designed by architect Henry Oswald Hill (1888-1917) who also designed St Teresa's Church in Irlam in 1900, St Brigid's Church in Bradford in 1901, St Alphonsus in Old Trafford in 1903, Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church in Urmston in 1911, and St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale in 1917. Hill was captain in the Royal Flying Corp, serving in what later became No. 52 Squadron RAF when he was killed in action during World War I.[3][4]
Some further extansions were made to to the original construction such as the Baptistry, Entrance Porch and North transept that was added between 1929 and 1937, and an Organ loft after 1969. The church's Mosaics were made by artist Eric Newton (1893-1965).[1][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph and presbytery (Grade II) (1420726)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 Jan 2024.
- ^ "Genuki: St Joseph, Heywood, Roman Catholic, Lancashire". www.genuki.org.uk. 5 Jan 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Captain Henry Oswald William Hill". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Henry Oswald Hill - Architect | Architects of Greater Manchester". manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph and Presbytery Mary Street Heywood - Building | Architects of Greater Manchester". manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
External links
Category:Churches completed in 1916 Category:20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom Category:Grade II listed churches in Greater Manchester Category:Roman Catholic churches in Greater Manchester Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford