St Catharine's Church, Scholes

St Catharine's Church, Scholes
St Catharine's Church, Scholes is located in Greater Manchester
St Catharine's Church, Scholes
St Catharine's Church, Scholes
Location in Greater Manchester
53°32′47″N 2°37′01″W / 53.5463°N 2.6169°W / 53.5463; -2.6169
OS grid referenceNZ 274,513
LocationLorne Street, Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.achurchnearyou.com/wigan-st-catharine/
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated6 June 1841
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Architect(s)Edmund Sharpe
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1839
Completed1841
Construction cost£3,180
Specifications
Spire height190 feet (58 m)
MaterialsSandstone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLiverpool
ArchdeaconryWarrington
DeaneryWigan
ParishWigan, St Catharine
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Samantha Nicholson

St Catharine's Church is in Lorne Street, Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of Christ Church, Ince-in-Makerfield.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3]

  1. ^ St Catharine, Wigan, Church of England, retrieved 16 April 2010
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Catherine, Wigan (1384484)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 May 2012
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference port was invoked but never defined (see the help page).