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Latitude: 53.5654 / 53°33'55"N
Longitude: -2.1258 / 2°7'33"W
OS Eastings: 391762
OS Northings: 407646
OS Grid: SD917076
Mapcode National: GBR FWL6.KN
Mapcode Global: WHB94.9NY2
Plus Code: 9C5VHV8F+4M
Entry Name: Church of St Paul
Listing Date: 6 October 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1309507
English Heritage Legacy ID: 212452
ID on this website: 101309507
Location: Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2
County: Oldham
Electoral Ward/Division: Royton North
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Royton
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Royton St Paul
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Church building
SD 90 NW ROYTON CHURCH STREET
4/48 Church of
St. Paul
- II
Church. 1884-9. By H. Cockburn. Rock-faced stone with slate
roof. Nave with clerestory and aisles and north-west
steeple. Chancel flanked by side chapel, organ chamber and
vestry. Gothic revival. 5-bay nave and aisles with
projecting plinth, sill band and corbelled eaves at
clerestory level. Each bay has a weathered buttress and 2
cusped lancet window openings to the aisle, and two 2-light
clerestory windows. All have hoodmoulds. Twin gables to
side chapel and organ chamber. Coped gables with kneelers
and finials. 5-light east and west windows have geometrical
tracery. Imposing tower with arched entrances to north and
west has lancet and round openings on the upper stages, two
2-light transomed belfry openings on each face, an octagonal
stair turret in one corner and a broach spire with gabled
lucarnes. Interior: double-chamfered nave arcade on circular
polished granite columns. Scissor-braced nave roof on
columnar corbels. Arch-braced chancel roof. Stone font,
timber screens and fittings and stained glass (east window
by Hardman). Baluster font dated 1754 and Katherine Pickford
wall tablet of 1765.
Listing NGR: SD9176207646
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