St Thomas' Church, Stockport

The church was built between 1822 and 1825, At the time it was built it could seat 2,000. The church was refurbished by T.H. Allen in 1881, and the chancel remodelled by Medland Taylor in 1890. The original seating has been replaced, but the galleries have survived.

The church has galleries on three sides. They are carried on square columns, which are continued up to the ceiling in the form of fluted Corinthian columns. The marble reredos behind the high altar is carved with a depiction of the Annunciation. Above this is a copy of part of Raphael's painting Transfiguration of Jesus. In the south aisle is St John's Altar, which was moved from the mission church of St John when it closed in 1941. The east end of the north aisle is used as the Lady Chapel. The baptistry contains an octagonal font, and is floored with a mosaic depicting fishes. The stained glass dates from the late 19th century, and depicts scenes from the life of Jesus. The three-manual…

Services are held in the church on Sundays and major Christian festivals, and are usually accompanied by a robed choir. Recent repairs and restorations have including replacing the roof, and repairing the clock faces and upper parts of the tower. In 2014, new washroom facilities were installed along with disabled access, at a cost of £45,000, to enable the church to be more effectively used as a venue for concerts and recitals. The upper gallery ceilings were completely restored in 2016. The church stands in the modern catholic tradition of the Church of England. In 2026 the church was purchased by the local congregation of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and named St Mary and St Thomas Coptic…