Salford Cathedral
The the Evangelist dedicated Salford Cathedral ( Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist ) in Salford in the municipality of Greater Manchester in northwest England is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford . It is not far from the center of Manchester city on Chapel Street. The cathedral was built in the neo-Gothic style and is a listed building.
History and architecture
The cathedral was built between 1844 and 1848 by Benjamin Hollins to designs by Matthew Ellison Hardfield (1812-1885). St. John's was the first cruciform Catholic Church in England after the Reformation . The design was based on a number of medieval churches in Europe. The western front is a copy of Howden Minster in Howden , a city in the north-east of England. Choir and chancel were the Selby Abbey in the town of Selby , North Yorkshire modeled, the decorations of the roof going to the Eglise St. Jacques (Jacob's Church) in Liege , Belgium, back and the tower and spire are from St. Mary Magdalene in Newark , Nottinghamshire, derived.
Two local businessmen, Daniel Lee († 1858) and John Leeming († 1877), donated £ 1,000 each to build and furnish the church. Both benefactors are remembered in the choir area. The east windows of the cathedral were created in 1856 by William Wailes of Newcastle and tell the history of Catholic Christianity in England, from the conversion of Ethelbert by St. Augustine in 597 to the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in 1850. The total cost of building the Cathedral totaled £ 18,000.
The cornerstone was laid in 1844 by Bishop James Sharples . Consecrated was the cathedral on August 9, 1848 by Bishop George Brown further in the presence of bishops from the apostolic vicariates of England and Wales. St. John's was elevated to cathedral status in 1850. William Turner was ordained first Bishop of Salford on July 25, 1851 .
In October 1881, a severe storm wreaked havoc on the 240-foot (72-meter) high tower, which at the time was the tallest tower in Lancashire.
In 1924, a chapel was opened in the north transept to commemorate those who fell in World War I. After the Second World War, various repairs became necessary and a restoration had to be carried out in 1971 and 1972. A free-standing altar was erected under the crossing , as prescribed by the Second Vatican Council . Another reorganization of the choir with the removal of the high altar and the reredos took place in 1988. In 1990 new windows were installed on the western front. A restoration of the outer masonry on the tower and on the western front took place in spring 2007.
In 2004 a digital organ was installed in the cathedral. It replaces a two-manual pipe organ that was built in 1951 by the Jardine organ building company.
Individual evidence
- ↑ More information about the former pipe organs (English)
Web links
- History and description (website of the diocese, English)
- Description on British Listed Buildings (English)
- Description (English)
Coordinates: 53 ° 29 ′ 1 ″ N , 2 ° 15 ′ 40 ″ W.