St Philip's Church, Salford

St Philip's Church is an Anglican parish church in the diocese of Manchester, in the deanery and archdeaconry of Salford. The church was relaunched in 2016 as Saint Philip's Chapel Street, and has been described as an old church on a new journey. It is located at Wilton Place, just off Chapel Street in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.

St Philip's Church, Salford
St Philip's Church, Salford, from the south
St Philip's Church, Salford
Location in Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSJ 826 986
LocationWilton Place, Salford,
Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Philip, Salford
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated31 January 1952
Architect(s)Sir Robert Smirke
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGreek Revival
Groundbreaking1822
Completed1824 (1824)
Construction cost£14,670[1]
Specifications
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishSt Philip with St Stephen, Salford
DeanerySalford
ArchdeaconrySalford
DioceseManchester
ProvinceYork
Clergy
RectorRev Gareth Robinson
Curate(s)Rev Matthew Brinicombe

The structure is registered as a Grade II* listed building on England's National Heritage List. It was a Commissioners' church, having received a subsidy from the Church Building Commission for its erection. Sir Robert Smirke, the church's architect, reused his design for St Mary's Church, Bryanston Square, London. The tower design was also employed at Wandsworth's St Anne's Church.

History

Smirke designed the church, which was completed between 1822 and 1824. The Church Building Commission provided a grant of £16,804 (equivalent to £1,510,000 in 2020) to help fund its construction. [A] J. Medland Taylor reorganised the inside of the church in 1895. The neighbouring church of St Stephen closed in 1962, and the parishes amalgamated to form St Philip with St Stephen.

Architecture

Exterior

The exterior of St Philip's is made of ashlar stone. It was built in the Greek Revival style. It features an undivided design, with a bell tower atop a semicircular portico to the south. The church's body is divided into two levels. The upper floor windows are round-headed, while the lower storey windows are straight-headed. On the north and south sides, there are nine bays, and on the east and west sides, there are three bays. The portico, which encloses a semicircular porch, takes up the central three bays on the south side. An Ionic colonnade with a balustraded parapet supports the portico. Plain pilasters separate the bell tower's round-arched apertures, which are alternately open and blind. Above this stage are four clock faces, and the summit is capped by a dome.[2] The clock was made by Whitehurst and Company of Derby.[1] On the west front are three doorways; the central bay projects slightly forwards, and has a pediment above the doorway.[2]

Interior

Inside the church are galleries on three sides. The stained glass in the east window dates from the mid to late 19th Century, and was designed by R. B. Edmundson of Manchester. In the southeast chapel is a memorial to the First World War by Humphries, Jackson and Ambler, also of Manchester.[1] The two-manual organ was made by Renn and Boston in 1829. It was moved forwards from a position above the west door to the west gallery in 1873 by Alex Young and Company, who also carried out modifications. The organ was cleaned and restored in 1915 by Wadsworth and Company.[3] In 1963, Noel Mander, who respected the historical importance of the instrument, carried out a further restoration that reversed some of 1873 modifications.[4][5]

Present day

Services and other activities

St Philips gather to worship at 9:30am (Common Worship Communion service), 10:45am (contemporary service, including groups for children), and 6:30pm (contemporary service, including groups for young people) each Sunday.

In addition to church services on Sundays, the church is used for concerts, recitals and community activities.[5] It is open to visitors between 10am and 4pm on Wednesdays.[6]

It runs many community activities, groups, and initiatives throughout the week, including Alpha for those exploring the Christian faith, Chapel Tots, Kids Life for primary school aged children, Bags of Hope, student groups, and much more.

Saint Philips work closely with St Philip's Church of England Primary School, located on Barrow Street.

See also

Notes

A In some cases, as in this one, the size of the grant was greater than the actual construction cost (as shown in the infobox) because it also included contributions towards the cost of the site, legal fees, etc.[7]

References
  1. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004), Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 619, ISBN 0-300-10583-5
  2. Historic England, "Church of St Philip, Salford (1386165)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 December 2011
  3. "NPOR [N01588]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 2 July 2020
  4. "NPOR [N06094]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 2 July 2020
  5. Scott. "Organ recital series".
  6. St Philip with St Stephen, Salford, Church of England, retrieved 12 December 2011
  7. Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 327, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.