Church of St Nicholas, Burnage

Coordinates: 53°25′11″N 2°12′52″W / 53.4198°N 2.2145°W / 53.4198; -2.2145

Church of St Nicholas

St Nicholas's
Denomination Church of England
Website www.st-nicholas-church.org.uk
History
Dedication St Nicholas
Administration
Parish Burnage
Diocese Anglican Diocese of Manchester
Province York
Clergy
Priest(s) Rachel Mann

The Church of St Nicholas, Kingsway, Burnage, Manchester, is a Modernist church of 1930–2 by N. F. Cachemaille-Day, Lander and Welch.[1] 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".[1] The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 10 October 1980.[2]

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."[1] The building cost £11,600.[3] The interior was plainly furnished, "the walls bare, the windows clear, but the ceiling is coffered in blue, red and gold".[1]

In 2001-3, the church underwent significant restoration, at a cost of over 1 million pounds. The restoration included a re-ordering of the interior to provide additional meeting space, and offices, including the insertion of a "striking glass circular meeting room".[4] "The church's spatial complexity is not spoiled, but rather added to", by "hanging the meeting room above head height".[1]

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

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