The church was built between 1878 and 1881 and paid for by Thomas Greenhalgh, an Evangelical mill-owner. Thomas inherited the money from his brother Nathaniel, who had died in 1877, aged 60. It was one of two churches in the area financed from this inheritance, the other being St Saviour's. The total cost of the church, including fittings, the stained glass, the organ, and the boundary walls, was £23,000 (equivalent to £2,470,000 in 2021).[3][4] The local population had grown during the second half of the 19th century, and the church was intended to serve the people working in the nearby mills. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The church was planned to seat a congregation of about 800, giving them all a good view of the proceedings, and an opportunity to hear the sermon.[5] The contractors were Cordingley and Stopford of Manchester. The church was consecrated in 1881 by Dr J. Fraser, Bishop of Manchester.[6] Few changes have been made to the church since then. A war memorial was added to commemorate the parishioners who had died serving in the First World War.[7]
Architectureedit
Exterioredit
All Souls is constructed in brick with dressings of Longridgesandstone. The interior is dressed with Stourton stone.[8] The roofs are of slate. Its plan consists of a five-baynave, a two-bay chancel with a cantedapse, an organ chamber to the north, and a chapel and vestry to the south, and a west tower with a protruding north porch and stair turret. There are no aisles. The tower has four stages.[1] It is 118 feet (36 m) high.[8] In the lowest stage is a west door over which is a frieze and a three-light traceried window. The north porch is gabled. The second stage contains a round window. In the third stage are two small windows and a three-light bell opening containing Perpendicular tracery. Around the top of the tower is a traceried parapet with crocketedpinnacles at the corners. The nave is divided into bays by buttresses and at the corners of the east end are octagonal pinnacles with crocketted caps. In the bays are two tiers of three-light windows with Perpendicular tracery. The windows in the chapels are flat-headed. In the chancel the windows are in two tiers, with one of four lights and two of two lights. A parapet decorated with a quatrefoil frieze runs round the top of the chancel.[1]
Interioredit
The interior is constructed without any pillars, making it a single, undivided space, with a span of 52 feet (16 m), one of the widest for a parish church in England.[8] It was built in this way to give the congregation an excellent view of the chancel from the nave, and the ability to hear the sermon clearly.[5] At the west end is a small gallery.[9] To provide the wide interior, the timber roof has a complex structure with rib vaulting. The vaulting is carried on octagonal shafts between the windows. On the sides of the chancel are two-bay arcades. The reredos is in stone, and consists of traceried panels, the outer ones of which are inscribed with prayers and other text.[1] The reredos and the font were designed by John Roddis of Birmingham.[9] The choir stalls, pews, organ case, altar, communion rails, credence table, and pulpit are in oak and were all designed by the architects.[9][10] The stained glass in the apse depicts scenes from the New Testament. It was designed by the architects and made by Clayton and Bell. The windows are dedicated to the memory of Thomas Greenhalgh's brother, Nathaniel. The stained glass in the east chancel windows is dated 1887 and depicts Faith and Hope; it was made by Burlison and Grylls.[10] The two-manual organ was built in 1881 by Isaac Abbott of Leeds.[10][11] There is a ring of eight bells, all cast in 1881 by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough.[12]
Recent history and present dayedit
During the 20th century the size of the local population was declining, and in 1962 the parish was combined with that of St James in Waterloo Road.[5] In 1970 the stained glass windows in the tower were removed. They had depicted the Creation and were made by Shrigley and Hunt, but had been damaged by vandalism.[13] The church closed in 1986 and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust.[5] The building has since been redeveloped and in December 2014 opened as a business and community centre, managed by a small charity set up for this purpose, known as All Souls Bolton.[14]
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^Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, pp. 112–113, 230–231, ISBN978-1-84802-049-8
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^, All Souls Crompton Community Centre, archived from the original on 3 September 2011, retrieved 23 September 2010
^, All Souls Crompton Community Centre, archived from the original on 3 September 2011, retrieved 23 September 2010
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External linksedit
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The Church of All Souls is a redundant Anglican church in Astley Street Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire England It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building 1 and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust 2 As of 2010 the church is being converted into a community centre Church of All Souls BoltonAll Souls Church Bolton from the northeastChurch of All Souls BoltonLocation in Lancashire53 35 37 N 2 26 02 W 53 5937 N 2 4339 W 53 5937 2 4339OS grid referenceSD 713 108LocationAstley Street Bolton Greater ManchesterCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanWebsiteChurches Conservation TrustHistoryFounder s Thomas GreenhalghDedicationAll SoulsConsecrated1881ArchitectureFunctional statusRedundantHeritage designationGrade II Designated26 April 1974Architect s Paley and AustinArchitectural typeChurchStyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking1878Completed1881Construction cost 16 500 equivalent to 1 770 000 in 2021 Closed1986SpecificationsMaterialsBrick with sandstone dressings slate roofs Contents 1 Early history 2 Architecture 2 1 Exterior 2 2 Interior 3 Recent history and present day 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly history editThe church was built between 1878 and 1881 and paid for by Thomas Greenhalgh an Evangelical mill owner Thomas inherited the money from his brother Nathaniel who had died in 1877 aged 60 It was one of two churches in the area financed from this inheritance the other being St Saviour s The total cost of the church including fittings the stained glass the organ and the boundary walls was 23 000 equivalent to 2 470 000 in 2021 3 4 The local population had grown during the second half of the 19th century and the church was intended to serve the people working in the nearby mills It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin The church was planned to seat a congregation of about 800 giving them all a good view of the proceedings and an opportunity to hear the sermon 5 The contractors were Cordingley and Stopford of Manchester The church was consecrated in 1881 by Dr J Fraser Bishop of Manchester 6 Few changes have been made to the church since then A war memorial was added to commemorate the parishioners who had died serving in the First World War 7 Architecture editExterior edit All Souls is constructed in brick with dressings of Longridge sandstone The interior is dressed with Stourton stone 8 The roofs are of slate Its plan consists of a five bay nave a two bay chancel with a canted apse an organ chamber to the north and a chapel and vestry to the south and a west tower with a protruding north porch and stair turret There are no aisles The tower has four stages 1 It is 118 feet 36 m high 8 In the lowest stage is a west door over which is a frieze and a three light traceried window The north porch is gabled The second stage contains a round window In the third stage are two small windows and a three light bell opening containing Perpendicular tracery Around the top of the tower is a traceried parapet with crocketed pinnacles at the corners The nave is divided into bays by buttresses and at the corners of the east end are octagonal pinnacles with crocketted caps In the bays are two tiers of three light windows with Perpendicular tracery The windows in the chapels are flat headed In the chancel the windows are in two tiers with one of four lights and two of two lights A parapet decorated with a quatrefoil frieze runs round the top of the chancel 1 Interior edit The interior is constructed without any pillars making it a single undivided space with a span of 52 feet 16 m one of the widest for a parish church in England 8 It was built in this way to give the congregation an excellent view of the chancel from the nave and the ability to hear the sermon clearly 5 At the west end is a small gallery 9 To provide the wide interior the timber roof has a complex structure with rib vaulting The vaulting is carried on octagonal shafts between the windows On the sides of the chancel are two bay arcades The reredos is in stone and consists of traceried panels the outer ones of which are inscribed with prayers and other text 1 The reredos and the font were designed by John Roddis of Birmingham 9 The choir stalls pews organ case altar communion rails credence table and pulpit are in oak and were all designed by the architects 9 10 The stained glass in the apse depicts scenes from the New Testament It was designed by the architects and made by Clayton and Bell The windows are dedicated to the memory of Thomas Greenhalgh s brother Nathaniel The stained glass in the east chancel windows is dated 1887 and depicts Faith and Hope it was made by Burlison and Grylls 10 The two manual organ was built in 1881 by Isaac Abbott of Leeds 10 11 There is a ring of eight bells all cast in 1881 by John Taylor amp Co of Loughborough 12 Recent history and present day editDuring the 20th century the size of the local population was declining and in 1962 the parish was combined with that of St James in Waterloo Road 5 In 1970 the stained glass windows in the tower were removed They had depicted the Creation and were made by Shrigley and Hunt but had been damaged by vandalism 13 The church closed in 1986 and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust 5 The building has since been redeveloped and in December 2014 opened as a business and community centre managed by a small charity set up for this purpose known as All Souls Bolton 14 See also edit nbsp Greater Manchester portalList of churches in Greater Manchester Grade II listed buildings in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Bolton List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern EnglandReferences edit a b c d Historic England Church of All Souls Bolton 1387878 National Heritage List for England retrieved 9 July 2012 All Soul s Church Bolton Lancashire Churches Conservation Trust retrieved 18 October 2016 UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark Gregory 2017 The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain 1209 to Present New Series MeasuringWorth Retrieved 11 June 2022 Brandwood Geoff Austin Tim Hughes John Price James 2012 The Architecture of Sharpe Paley and Austin Swindon English Heritage pp 112 113 230 231 ISBN 978 1 84802 049 8 a b c d History All about All Souls All Souls Crompton Community Centre archived from the original on 3 November 2010 retrieved 23 September 2010 History The Greenhalgh Brothers All Souls Crompton Community Centre archived from the original on 3 September 2011 retrieved 23 September 2010 History Memorials All Souls Crompton Community Centre archived from the original on 3 September 2011 retrieved 23 September 2010 a b c History Architecture All Souls Crompton Community Centre archived from the original on 3 September 2011 retrieved 23 September 2010 a b c Hartwell Clare Hyde Matthew Pevsner Nikolaus 2004 The Buildings of England Lancashire Manchester and the South East New Haven and London Yale University Press p 150 ISBN 0 300 10583 5 a b c History Interior All Souls Crompton Community Centre archived from the original on 3 September 2011 retrieved 23 September 2010 Lancashire Manchester Greater Bolton All Souls N10665 British Institute of Organ Studies retrieved 23 September 2010 Bolton All Souls Dove s Guide for Church Bell Ringers retrieved 23 September 2010 History Changes All Souls Crompton Community Centre archived from the original on 3 September 2011 retrieved 23 September 2010 About us All Souls Bolton retrieved 27 July 2016External links edit nbsp Media related to Church of All Souls Bolton at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of All Souls Bolton amp oldid 1069154069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
