Building Name
Rebuilding the Parish Church, (St James) Gorton
Date
1870
District/Town
Gorton, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Architect
Work
Proposed design
Status
Not progressed
PARISH CHURCH GORTON MANCHESTER – Parties desirous of tendering for the works required to be done in the rebuilding of this church may inspect plans and specifications at the vestry of the old church between the hours of ten and five from Monday 4 July to Monday 18th. Application to be made to Rev George Philpot, rector, to whom tenders must be delivered before 1st of July. S POUNTNEY-SMITH. Architect
Reference Manchester Guardian Saturday 2 July 1870 Page 8 (Contracts)
Reference Manchester Courier Saturday 2 July 1870 Page 3 (Contracts)
This scheme was seemingly not progressed. In 1871 a new church was built to the designs of G and J R Shaw (qv)