Church of St Cross, Clayton

Church of St Cross, Clayton

The Church of St Cross, Clayton, Manchester, is a Victorian church by William Butterfield, built in 1863–66. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 18 December 1963.^[1]

The church is very tall, in Butterfield's trademark red brick, with blue brick and pale stone banding.^[2] The style is Middle Pointed.^[2] To the south-west, the church has a high tower, "narrow and tall, with slender angle buttresses and a steep pyramidal roof of banded slate, and a gabled south porch with 2-centred arched doorway".^[1]

The interior has lost most of its furnishings but remains "unmistakably Butterfield".^[2] It has a timber-framed roof with five-bay arcades, with patterns of coloured stone and tiles that have been echoed in late 20th century stencilling.^[2] There is some notable stained glass of the patron saints of the British Isles.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} http://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-387907-church-of-st-cross-manchester
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Hartwell et al. 2004, p 362-3

References

• Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004), Lancashire: Manchester and the South East, The Buildings of England, New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10583-5 

Coordinates: 53°29′00″N 2°10′55″W / 53.4834°N 2.1819°W / 53.4834; -2.1819