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Church of St Nicholas, Burnage

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Denomination
  
Church of England

Province
  
York

Phone
  
+44 161 432 7009

Dedication
  
St Nicholas

Priest(s)
  
Rachel Mann

Parish
  
Burnage

Church of St Nicholas, Burnage

Website
  
www.st-nicholas-church.org.uk

Address
  
408 Kingsway, Manchester M19 1PL, UK

Diocese
  
Anglican Diocese of Manchester

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The Church of St Nicholas, Kingsway, Burnage, Manchester, is a Modernist church of 1930–2 by N. F. Cachemaille-Day, Lander and Welch. It was enlarged in 1964 with a bay on the west side, also by Cachemaille-Day. Pevsner describes the church as "a milestone in the history of church architecture in England". The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 10 October 1980.

St Nicholas is one of a relatively small group of Modernist churches in England, and one of the earliest. It is "of brick, high, sheer and sculptural, with a German-inspired passion for brick grooves and ribbing, both vertical and horizontal." The building cost £11,600. The interior was plainly furnished, "the walls bare, the windows clear, but the ceiling is coffered in blue, red and gold".

In 2001-3, the church underwent significant conservation, at a cost of over 1 million pounds. The conservation included a re-ordering of the interior to provide additional meeting space, and offices, including the insertion of a "striking glass circular meeting room", designed by Anthony Grimshaw Associates from Wigan. "The church's spatial complexity is not spoiled, but rather added to", by "hanging the meeting room above head height".

List of incumbents

The incumbent of the Church of St Nicholas is titled the priest-in-charge; previously the incumbent was the rector of the parish.

  • Lynne Connolly (1996 to 2002)
  • Paul Rolfe (2003 to 2007); first priest-in-charge
  • Rachel Mann (2008 to present); incumbent
  • References

    Church of St Nicholas, Burnage Wikipedia