Church of St Nicholas, Burnage
| Church of St Nicholas | |
 St Nicholas's
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| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Website | [1] |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Nicholas |
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| Parish | Burnage |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Manchester |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rachel Mann |
The Church of St Nicholas, Kingsway, Burnage, Manchester is an Modernist church of 1930–2 by N. F. Cachemaille-Day, Lander and Welch.[1] It was enlarged in 1964 with a bay on the west side, also by Cachemaille-Day. Pevsner describes the church as "a milestone in the history of church architecture in England".[1] The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 10 October 1980.[2]
St Nicholas is one of a relatively small group of Modernist churches in England, and one of the earliest. It is "of brick, high, sheer and sculptural, with a German-inspired passion for brick grooves and ribbing, both vertical and horizontal."[1] The building cost £11,600.[3] The interior was plainly furnished, "the walls bare, the windows clear, but the ceiling is coffered in blue, red and gold".[1]
In 2001-3, the church underwent significant restoration, at a cost of over 1 million pounds. The restoration included a re-ordering of the interior to provide additional meeting space, and offices, including the insertion of a "striking glass circular meeting room".[4] "The church's spatial complexity is not spoiled, but rather added to", by "hanging the meeting room above head height".[1]
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[edit] Gallery
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view to the altar
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the coffered ceiling from the glass meeting room
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the coffered ceiling
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[edit] Notes
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[edit] References
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004), Lancashire: Manchester and the South East, The Buildings of England, New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10583-5
