St Anne's Church, Haughton

St Anne's Church in Haughton, Denton is a Grade I Listed Building.[1] The foundation stone was laid on the 1st September 1880 and the church was finally completed on the 29th July 1882. The building was designed by J. Medland Taylor [2] and the construction was funded by E. Joseph Sidebotham, a member of the Sidebotham mill-owning family of Hyde. The church was built in brick in the Gothic Revival style, but also utilised timber framing.[3]

St Anne's Church, Haughton
Religion
Affiliation	Anglican
District	Diocese of Manchester
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Parish church
Location
Location	Haughton, Denton, Greater Manchester, England
Country	United Kingdom
Shown within Greater Manchester
Geographic coordinates	53.4461°N 2.1044°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	J Medland Taylor
Type	Church
Style	Gothic
Completed	1882
Materials	Brick timber structure with clay tile roof

It has been described as the best-known work of the architects, an 'extraordinary free-form brick church that forms the nucleus of the most important cluster of their buildings' surviving.[4] The lychgate and rectory that adjoin the main church are also of architectural significance, and each is on the register of protected buildings in its own right.[5][6]

See also

• Grade I listed churches in Greater Manchester
• Listed buildings in Denton, Greater Manchester
• List of churches in Greater Manchester

References

1. "Listed Buildings - St Anne's Church". Tameside MBC. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
2. Historic England. "Church of St Anne (1309251)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
3. Mike Nevell (1993). Tameside 1700–1930. Tameside Metropolitan Borough and University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. p. 143. ISBN 1-871324-08-4.
4. "The Architect of the Church". Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
5. "Listed Buildings - St Anne's Church Rectory". Tameside MBC. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
6. "Listed Buildings - St Anne's Church Lychgate". Tameside MBC. Retrieved 2011-02-28.