St Cuthbert’s RC Church Withington: Additions

W1THINGTON OPENING OF ST. CUTHBERT'S CHURCH.—The new Church of St: Cuthbert, Palatine-road, Withington, of which the foundation-stone was laid by Cardinal Vaughan when Bishop of Salferd about sixteen years ago, was formally opened on Sunday. Services have for several years been held In the portion first built. A few years ago the Rev. J. Rowntree undertook the task of completing the building, and he has at last the satisfaction of seeing the work brought to a successful termination. There were special services to mark the event.

The new church, which is estimated to cost £15,000, has been designed by Messrs. W. Telford Gunson and Sons, of Manchester, and is in the Byzantine style of architecture. The length of the building is 100 ft., the width across the transepts 48 feet, with a height throughout of 60 feet. The church, which provides seating accommodation for 450 people, is handsomely decorated by means of a high dado of tiled work that extends all round the building. The rest of the walls are of polished brick, in which spaces are left for the insertion of pictures of the Stations of the Cross or of saints. The church is lighted by electricity, and when the walls have dried sufficiently a new organ by Messrs. Wadsworth and Sons, Manchester, will be placed in the gallery which has been erected over the sacristy and the confessionals. Many gifts have been made to the church by generous friends, including a marble altar, now being made by Mr. I. Alberti, and a second altar for the Lady Chapel. A marble baptismal font and rails, a handsome thurible, and candlesticks, carpets, and ether articles have also been presented by members of the congregation. [Tablet  29 November 1902 page 39]

WITHINGTON, MANCHESTER - The new Roman Catholic Church of St. Cuthbert, Palatine-road, Withington, was formally opened on Sunday. The new church, which has cost £15,000, has been designed by Messrs. W. Telford Gunson and Sons, of Manchester, and is in the Byzantine style of architecture. The length is 100 ft., the width across the transepts 68 ft., and there is a height throughout of 60 ft. The church, which provides seating accommodation for 450 people, is decorated by a high dado of tiled work that extends all round the building. The rest of the walls are of polished brick, in which spaces are left for the insertion of pictures of the Stations of the Cross or of saints. [Building News 28 November 1902]

Reference    Builder 27 July 1901 Page 85
Reference    Builder 3 August 1901 Page 115
Reference    Tablet 29 November 1902 page 39
 
Notes: Original Church by Messrs Goldie of London