St Mary’s Hall, Crumpsall

St. Mary’s Parish, Crumpsall, Manchester, is being provided with a commodious building to be known as St. Mary’s Hall, which is to be used as a Sunday School and for other parochial purposes. The cost of erection will be about £2.500. The architect is Mr. Thomas Muirhead, of Manchester. [Builder 20 December 1890 page 485]

The Bishop of Manchester opened St Mary’s Hall, in connection with St Mary’s Church, Crumpsall, last evening. The hall, which is a very handsome and commodious structure, will be devoted to religious work on Sundays and on the week days it is intended as a social centre for the parish. A cost of about £3,000 has been incurred in building the hall. Mr Thomas Muirhead is the architect. [Manchester Guardian 12 March 1891 page 6]

New Hall, Crumpsall - The Bishop of Manchester on the 11th inst. formally opened St. Mary’s Hall, Crumpsall, a building which has been built near St. Mary’s Church to serve a variety of parochial purposes. The building has been constructed from the plans of Mr. Thomas Muirhead, architect, of Manchester, at a cost of over £3,000. [Builder 21 March 1891 page 236.]

ST MARY’S HALL CRUMPSALL - This pleasingly designed work has recently been completed at a cost of about £2500. The exterior is faced with Ruabon brick and Runcorn stone dressings to doors and windows, the tracery to the large gable window being in Coreshill stone and the roof in Welsh green slates. The walls inside are finished in a cream coloured brick and salt glazed brick dado. The Contractors were Messrs Robert Neill & Sons. [British Architect 28 September 1894 Page 217]

Reference    Builder 20 December 1890 page 485
Reference    Manchester Guardian 12 March 1891 page 6 – opening
Reference    Builder 21 March 1891 page 236
Reference    British Architect 28 September 1894 Page 217 and illustration