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St Clement's Church, Ordsall

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St Clement's Church, Ordsall — grade II listed church in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

St Clement's Church, Ordsall, abbeys & priories in West Midlands

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station
Salford Crescent · 1.5 km
  • Family-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

St Clement's Church, Ordsall is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1877. Designed by Sharpe, Paley and Austin. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Constructed primarily of brick. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4724°, -2.2760°.

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Heritage listing

St Clement's Church is a Grade II listed building on Hulton Street, Ordsall, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Anglican Diocese of Manchester.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

St Clement's Church is a Grade II listed building on Hulton Street, Ordsall, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Anglican Diocese of Manchester.

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Background

History

The church was built between 1877 and 1878, and was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin at a cost of £9,000 (). The land for the church was given by Lord Egerton, who also paid for the church and its parsonage. The church closed in the 1980s, but re-opened around 2005. The Anglican parish church is located on Groves Avenue, off Hulton Street, Ordsall, Salford, Greater Manchester. It can be seen from the Eccles line of the Manchester Metrolink. It is in the deanery of Salford, the archdeaconry of Salford and the diocese of Manchester. Its current minister is Rev. Sandra Kearney. The church can be seen in the first set of closing titles of Coronation Street. Nearby St.…

Architecture

St Clement's is constructed in red brick and terracotta and has a tiled roof. It is designed in a 13th-century gothic style. Its plan consists of a seven-bay nave with a clerestory, a chancel and north and south aisles. Above the chancel is a flèche with cladding in Westmorland slate. The nave and chancel are divided by buttresses across the aisles. Along the aisles are seven three-light windows. The clerestory contains round windows. The east end contains a five-light window, above which is an arch and gable with three stepped blind lancets, as well as heavy angle buttresses. At the west end is an unusual gabled portal in moulded brick with a roundel in terracotta containing tracery.…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
53.4724, -2.2760
District
Salford
Parish
Salford, unparished area
Postcode
M5 3WQ
Parliamentary constituency
Salford
Established
1877
Nearest railway station
Salford Crescent1.5 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Clement's Church, Ordsall?
St Clement's Church, Ordsall is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M5 3WQ), in the parish of Salford, unparished area.
When was St Clement's Church, Ordsall built?
Built or established in 1877. Designed by Sharpe, Paley and Austin.
Is St Clement's Church, Ordsall a listed building?
St Clement's Church, Ordsall is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
How do I get to St Clement's Church, Ordsall?
The nearest railway station is Salford Crescent, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M5 3WQ.