St Michael & All Angels, Ashton under Lyne
St Michael & All Angels, Ashton under Lyne
St Michael and All Angels is a Grade I parish church on Stamford Street and Church Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Location
- Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- County
- Greater Manchester
- City / town
- Ashton under Lyne
- Address
- Church Street, Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester, OL6 6XJ
- Postcode
- OL6 6XJ
- Built
- C15 church virtually rebuilt in the C19: north side 1821; nave and south side 1840–44; chancel east wall 1883; tower 1886–88
- Architect
- J S Crowther (west tower, 1886–88)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Michael
- Diocese
- Manchester
- Parish
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Victorian Gothic; Perpendicular
- Materials
- Ashlar gritstone facing over medieval red sandstone
- Opening hours
- The church is usually open on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons Please contact us to arrange a guided tour.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas
Overview
Historic England records that the fifteenth-century church was virtually rebuilt in the nineteenth century: the north side in 1821, the nave and south side in 1840–44, the east wall of the chancel in 1883, and the west tower in 1886–88 by Crowther, with a north porch of about 1920. The facing is ashlar; nineteenth-century gritstone conceals parts of the medieval red sandstone walls. The style is Victorian Gothic, largely Perpendicular, with a five-bay nave, three-bay chancel and an imposing four-stage west tower with crocketed pinnacles. A three-sided gallery is housed within the aisles. The interior arrangement is unusual: seating faces west toward a three-decker pulpit against the north arcade, and the chancel is marked mainly by the chancel arch with the royal coat of arms. A church on the site is recorded from the thirteenth century and a church at Ashton is mentioned in Domesday.