manchester manchester known anglican parish church manchester england established demolished site situated street street built founder bank manchester parish encompassed large important section city manchester rector held office years death preached sunday school sermon manchester area introduced prominent succeeded held post continued rector death established sunday school laid foundation stone children attended sunday school church numerous affiliated groups early 1900s graveyard overshadowed northern warehouse built street site family residence declining congregation provision given nearby matthew church manchester diocese decided merge parish result church demolished church described significant building manchester constructed style architecture construction tower contained bells manufactured pack completed restoration took place including paid daughter work cost lighting converted gas electric church bells described best bells manchester roof collapsed rebuilt people commemorated church windows sir today graveyard church commemorated stone cross plaque states bodies lie buried vicinity buried churchyard founder founded concept half day holiday saturdays origins rapid population growth manchester century saw rising demand churches built june april founder bank manchester oldest surviving son affluent family known area according local historian fellow church intended residents migrating south town obtained permission supported prominent local people parish encompassed area described street street north street south eastern boundary town hall parish cooper street western limit river forming boundary manchester covered large important section city manchester tower nearby church sketch collection structure contemporary sources sponsor building identify architect church described english author historian significant building manchester constructed style architecture galleries supported slender cast iron columns foundation stone laid april performed july sermon given friend construction tower contained bells manufactured pack completed restoration took place including paid daughter work cost lighting converted gas electric substantial internal modifications carried repairs clock tower cost church bells described local journalist best bells manchester tower clock sides minute hand added clock mechanism replaced graveyard paved church looking raise funds acquire convert nearby ear use roof collapsed rebuilt people commemorated church windows sir window antiquity originating convent france presented church grateful french refugee priest entry jerusalem window moved windows depicting dating time moved city functions church held right conduct marriages people manchester parish despite services years existence continued popularity venue weddings probably insisted collecting fees marriages held local churches effectively doubled cost married john later rights curtailed weeks saw marriage services years ceased completely years previously available space exhausted graves church erected building dedicated sunday school day school children attended sunday school church numerous affiliated groups day school accommodation time condemned unfit purpose operating stay issued board year arrested day school protesting election campaign speech winston_churchill building closed new school building opened street cost new facility sunday school said local clergy administrative obstacles demands way small attendance roll render day school insisting dedicated playground despite large open space door traditionally purpose according foundation stone new school building church operated sunday school manchester attributes distinction methodist establishment began operating travis street cellar says schools preceded church base manchester fire engines clergy condition imposed right present living rector held office years death commemorated stone church son erected death example work manchester celebrate 50th anniversary rector preached sunday school sermon manchester area introduced prominent succeeded held post continued rector death established sunday school successor rector held office years moving rector office death position taken rector proponent late leaving establish demise early 1900s graveyard overshadowed northern warehouse built street site family residence area residential lived nearby attended church changed character 19th century homes occupied affluent families lodging houses increasingly place business live patients nearby hospitals poor unable contribute significantly funds church schools fundraising held 1890s 1900s nearby area falling commercial nature district sense provision given nearby matthew church caused manchester diocese review status parish 1920s following internal review public consultation formally proposed parishes merged parish diocese preferred retain demolish recent construction reversal proposal predominantly roman catholic population matthew parish given reason merge proposed hand church site hope city convert open space similar reported similar proposal convert bleak graveyard open cultivated space church demolished commemorated stone cross plaque states bodies lie buried vicinity buried churchyard founder forerunner pioneered concept half day holiday saturdays
St John's Church, Manchester