Withington history

Here are pictures of churches and chapels in the area, together with historical notes. For more details of churches and chapels, see the Village history and the Withington Methodism pages.

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St. Paul's Church, Withington (1841). See the Village history page for details of its history. [March, 2010]	Lych gate at St. Paul's, Withington. [March, 2010]
St. Paul's church: Stained glass window depicting a young Queen Victoria. [July, 2013]	The grave of William J. Priday and family in St. Paul's churchyard. William Priday was the owner of the forge. See the Village history for more details of his life. [2012]
In the churchyard of St. Paul's Church is the tomb of Charles Souchay and his wife. Adelaide. The Souchay family is of German extraction and related to Cecilia, the wife of the composer Felix Mendelssohn. [2012]	St Paul's vestry.
Autumn in St Paul's churchyard - glorious berries. [Sept 2013]	Withington Methodist Church, in the village centre. This building was opened in 1865. Previously, there was a Methodist chapel on Old Hall Lane (in Old Moat). See the Withington Methodism and Village history pages for details of the history. [May, 2010]
St. Cuthbert's Catholic Church. Originally dedicated to "The Holy Ghost and St. Cuthbert", the church was established in 1874 and the nave opened in 1881. The building was extended in 1902. The building was a catholic school until a new school was built on Cotton Lane. See the Village history for more details. [May, 2010]	The entrance to St. Cuthbert's Church [2010]
St. Cuthbert's Catholic Church: interior. [July, 2013]	Plaque on the hall of St. Cuthbert's Catholic Church. [May, 2010]
St. Chad's Church, Ladybarn. The original building was dedicated in 1900. This building was designed by W. Cecil Hardisty and consecrated in 1907, superseding the original iron structure on a nearby site. The organ is a Harrison and Harrison Ltd. The instrument and is Grade 2* under a national scheme. For details of this organ, see the organ history page. [May 2010]	The west end of St. Chad's, Ladybarn.
A former Primitive Methodist chapel stands on the corner of Old Moat Lane and Burton Road. Primitive Methodism was a movement in English Methodism from about 1807 until the union with Wesleyan Methodism and United Methodism in 1932 to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain. The church's foundation stone (much defaced) is dated 1891. It was designated a place of worship in 1892, and closed in September 1954 when the congregation amalgamated with the Methodist Church (ex-Wesleyan) in the village centre. It is now an Adult Learning Centre. See Withington Methodism and the Village history pages for more details. [July, 2013]	Another view of the chapel, with recent landscaping and planting in the foreground. [July, 2013]
The former Mount Pleasant Methodist chapel in Ladybarn. The history of this building is recorded in the National Archive: "A Wesleyan society in Ladybarn is first mentioned in the Stockport Circuit plan of 1786 and then again in 1804, when it was meeting in Mrs Royle's cottage. The first chapel, however was opened in 1862 in Ladybarn Lane and was known as 'Mount Pleasant'. This was succeeded by a larger chapel in Royle Street, opened in 1868, which in turn was succeeded by a new church in Ladybarn Lane, opened in 1900. The Sunday school, which had continued in Royle Street, moved to new premises in Kingswood Road in 1955. The chapel is now used as residential flats. [May, 2014]	The date-stone on Mount Pleasant Chapel. [May, 2014]
Mauldeth Road Gospel Hall, Withington. [April, 2014]	Kingsway International Christian Centre, Kingswood Road, Ladybarn. This was the Methodist church of Ladybarn. [April, 2014]