Trinity Presbyterian Church, Delamere Road, Bowdon

The memorial stone of a new church for the accommodation of the English Presbyterian congregation in Bowdon was laid yesterday afternoon by Mr T Mathieson, of Liverpool. The building which is of Gothic design, is situated in Delamere Road Bowdon. The length internally is 70 feet, breadth 47 feet sand the height from the floor to apex is 47 feet. There will be a spire rising to the height of 120 feet. Behind the church, which will be seated to accommodate between 400 and 500 worshippers, there will be a lecture room 47 feet by 27 feet. The architects are Messrs Speakman and Son, and the builder is Mr J Thompson, both of Manchester. [Manchester Guardian 9 May 1872 page 8]

BOWDON - The memorial stone of a new church for the accommodation of the English Presbyterian congregation in Bowdon was laid on Wednesday afternoon. The style is Gothic. The length internally is 70 feet, breadth 47 feet, and the height from the floor to the apex is 47feet. There will be a spire rising to the height of 120 feet. Behind the church, which will be seated to accommodate between 400 and 500 worshippers, there is a lecture‑room 47 feet by 27 feet. The architects are Messrs Speakman & Son, and the builder is Mr J Thompson, both of Manchester. [Building News 10 May 1872 page 383].

BOWDON - Trinity Presbyterian Church, Bowdon, was opened on Sunday week. The church is in the Early English style of architecture. The exterior is built of parpoints from the Burnley quarries, with Hollington stone dressings to windows, doors, and spire. The total length of the church, exclusive of the apsidal end, is 62 feet, and the width 42 feet, comprising nave and two side aisles. The east end is designed in the form of an apse; on either side are doorways leading to vestry and sessions rooms, which communicate with a large lecture hall, 47 feet by 27 feet This is also approached by an independent doorway, with porch, from the outside. The interior is faced with white malm bricks, relieved with brown brick bands, the several arches being composed of brown and white bricks alternately. The roof is open-timbered to the purlins, on which is formed a flat ceiling. The church has seating accommodation for 400 adults. The coronae and other ornamental gas-fittings are the work of Messrs. Hart, Son, Peard & Co., of London. The contract has been carried out by Mr. Joseph Thompson, builder, of Bowdon and Manchester, at a cost of something under £5,000, under the superintendence of the architects, Messrs. Speakman, Son, & Hickson (late Speakman & Charlesworth), of Manchester. [Building News 4 October 1872 page 268]

Reference        Manchester Guardian 9 May 1872 page 8- foundation stone
Reference        Building News 10 May 1872 page 383
Reference        Building News 4 October 1872 page 268