St Clement, Urmston
St Clement, Urmston
St Clement's is a Grade II parish church on Manor Avenue, Urmston, Greater Manchester, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Location
- Urmston, Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- County
- Greater Manchester
- City / town
- Urmston
- Address
- Manor Avenue, Urmston, Greater Manchester, M41 9JZ
- Postcode
- M41 9JZ
- Built
- 1868; north aisle 1873-75; lengthened west 1887-88; tower 1899-1903
- Architect
- J Medland Taylor; north aisle J and H Taylor; west extension and tower Whittenbury and Mather
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Clement
- Diocese
- Manchester
- Parish
- Urmston St Clement
- Grade
- II
- Style
- Gothic Revival (Geometrical Decorated)
- Materials
- Rock-faced stone with slate roof
- Grid reference
- SJ 768 943
- Opening hours
- Monday 9am to 12.30pm. Tuesday evening (office hour) 6pm to 7pm. Wednesday 9am to 12.30pm. Friday 10am to 12noon. Other times by arrangement
- Access
- Ramp or level access available on request. Non-accessible toilets in church. Level access to the main areas
Overview
Historic England records a church of 1868 by J. Medland Taylor, a north aisle of 1873-75 by J. and H. Taylor, a westward lengthening of 1887-88 by Whittenbury and Mather, and a tower of 1899-1903. Fabric is rock-faced stone with a slate roof. The plan is nave and aisles with chancel, vestries and a north-west tower. Contemporary reports described the original design as Geometrical Decorated Gothic, faced in three colours of stone, for a contractor's sum of 2,125 pounds by Mark Foggett of Cheetham. The Bishop of Manchester laid the foundation stone in 1867.
The listing notes the Taylors' characteristic quirks: a circular east window to the north aisle divided by vertical mullions, an ornate octagonal bell turret with conical roof partly obscured by the later aisle, and a four-stage tower with gableted buttresses, clock faces in front of a blind arcade, and corner pinnacles. Inside are double-chamfered nave arcades of unequal height, a scissor-braced roof, a carved timber pulpit and stained glass, some by Shrigley and Hunt. The church remains in use, with advertised weekday opening hours.