Longsight Free Christian Church

The foundation stone was laid on 23 September 1882 by the Reverend William Gaskell. The church was opened on 7 June 1883, having been built at a cost of £3,000. The Reverend William Gaskell conducted the opening ceremony. The architecture of the church was in the early English Gothic style. The exterior walls were built of grey stone with Yorkshire stone dressings. The eastern wall of the church facing Birch Lane, featured a large stained glass window dedicated to the memory of John Ashton Nicholls. The architect was William Telford Gunson.