- Heritage

All Soul's Church

All Souls is a brick masterpiece by Paley and Austin, dating from 1880-81, which in its early years enjoyed the benefactions of the local mill owner Thomas Greenhalgh, the ‘founder’ of the parish…

All Soul's Church

This Halifax landmark is one of most magnificent buildings designed by architect Sir George Gilbert Scott and paid for by Edward Akroyd, a Halifax manufacturer…

Borbach Chantry

Striking memorials grace this fascinating rural chapel which is all that remains of a 14th-century church…

Chandos Mausoleum (St Lawrence's Church)

This early 18th-century church is one of the glories of English Baroque architecture…

Christ Church

This fearsomely imposing landmark is all that remains of a Victorian church built in 1846. The church was gutted by fire in 1977 and, all but the tower and spire were destroyed…

Christ Church

Christ Church was built in 1891-99 to replace a much humbler building and keep up with the increasing prosperity of this rapidly growing suburb of Liverpool. Its majestic tower of pink sandstone became a landmark for sailors, and still dominates the neighbourhood…

Christ Church

Built in 1775 by local industrialist Charles Roe, Christ Church was constructed of brick, using innovative cast iron columns to support the galleries. This is a very early use of cast iron in a church and may reflect Roe?s innovative and entrepreneurial character. The east window glass was given in memory of Charles Roe?s son, daughter-in-law and grandson, and Roe?s ornate monument, in marble, is on the south wall. It lists a detailed description of his achievements and shows in relief his silk mill (with waterwheel), his copper works in Liverpool, and Christ Church itself…

Church of St Cosmas & St Damian

Sitting next to a farmyard, this unusual and interesting church is almost as broad as it is long, and it’s dedication is to the patron saints of physicians and surgeons…

Church of St Cyriac & St Julitta

This strange and beautiful church is one of two in the same village churchyard…

Church of St John

The handsome flint tower of St John’s rises above Maddermarket in the city centre. The best view of it is from the north, where its tower stands over Maddermarket Alley, affording one of the city?s most attractive townscapes…