2016

SJ8391 : Christ Church Churchwardens

taken 8 years ago, near to Withington, Manchester, England

Christ Church Churchwardens
Christ Church Churchwardens
CHRIST CHURCH
WEST DIDSBURY
CHURCHWARDENS

1882 - 84 James Mottershead
1882 -86 Sam Yates
1885 - 86 James Lings
1890.91 John Bradshaw
1890- 92 Charles Webb
1891 - 92 William Jackson
1894 - 96 G. Colman
1894 - 96 F. Pierson
1897 - 98 E.W. Clemmey
1897 - 99 Jos. Walker
1899 - 00 G.H. Darwin
1900-17 Charles Webb
1900 - 01 William Jackson
1901 - 03 G.H. Darwin
1903 - 04 Edwin Colman
1904.05 William Jackson
1905 -13 Jos. Walker
1913 - 21 T. Percy Griffiths
1918 -19 D.E.Anderson
1919 -20 H.D.A.Walter
1920 - 23 R.Gomersall
1921 - 36 Norman Milnes
1923 -29 Richard W, Byers
1929 -36 Charles F Rose
1936 - 37 Stanley R.Markham
1937 - 40 Harry L Cook
1937 - 44 Richard W Byers
1940 - 45 H.P. Baenziger
1944 - 51 W.S.V. Oliver
1945 - 50 A.B.Sampson
1950 - 52 A.Armitt
1951 - 63 Thomas E. Brindle
1952 -65 Clifford Bennion
1963 - 67 Henry N.Garrus
1963 - 69 Gilbert H Blower
1967 - 73 Harold Cooke
1969 - 72 Patrick Comer
1972 - 77 A.Cottrell
1973 - 77 M.Gorin
1977 - 87 J. McMorran
1977 - 80 R.W. Hurst
1980 - 95 William Gee
1987 - 2006 M.J.White
1995 - 2002 Diane Brownhill
2002 - 2006 Garry Brownhill
Christ Church, West Didsbury

Christ Church, West Didsbury was a gift to the community from William Roberts who owned the Crown Brewery in Hulme from 1851. Mr. Roberts offered to build a church and rectory at his own expense and insisted on the present site, the corner of Darley Avenue and Princess Road (rumour has it that he wanted to see the church from his home!). In 1881 he was still living on the Chorlton/Didsbury border and would have watched the building of the Church and Rectory.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s due to the development of the Parkway into a major road significant changes were made to the church. The main West doors were bricked-up and a new entrance made on Darley Avenue. The old organ was removed and a replacement one provided. The church was double-glazed and a new central heating system was installed. The floor level was raised with the provision of a new floor. The pews were removed and replaced by chairs and a nave altar put in place. Christ Church was closed for nearly a year and reopened in the summer of 1981. In more recent times the clock has been restored and the roof completed replaced.

In December 2006 it joined forces with St Christopher's Church in Withington to become a single parish. Church website: LinkExternal link


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SJ8391, 90 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 9 September, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 17 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8302 9188 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:25.4063N 2:15.4189W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8303 9189
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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