---
title: "St Clement, Urmston"
description: "Located in Urmston, Greater Manchester. Built 1868; north aisle 1873-75; lengthened west 1887-88; tower 1899-1903. Diocese of Manchester. Grade II. Gothic Revival (Geometrical Decorated) style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Greater Manchester","Urmston","Grade II","Gothic Revival","J Medland Taylor"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-clement-urmston"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T03:01:45.038Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T00:34:28.928Z"
location: "Urmston, Greater Manchester"
country: "England"
county: "Greater Manchester"
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"
dedications: ["Clement"]
diocese: "Manchester"
grade: "II"
style: "Gothic Revival (Geometrical Decorated)"
materials: "Rock-faced stone with slate roof"
website: "http://www.stclementsonline.co.uk/"
openingHours: "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"
parish: "Urmston St Clement"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1162878"
gridReference: "SJ 768 943"
accessNotes: "Ramp or level access available on request. Non-accessible toilets in church. Level access to the main areas"
---

# St Clement, Urmston

St Clement's is a Grade II parish church on Manor Avenue, Urmston, Greater Manchester, in the Diocese of Manchester.

## 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.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1162878](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1162878)
- [St Clement's, Urmston](http://www.stclementsonline.co.uk/)
- [Architects of Greater Manchester: St Clement's Church](https://www.manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk/buildings/st-clements-church-manor-avenue-urmston)