Английская Википедия:Church of St Benedict, Ardwick
Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox church The Church of St Benedict is a redundant church in the Ardwick district of Manchester, England. The church is dedicated to the saint Benedict of Nursia, was designed by J. S. Crowther for a Manchester merchant John Marsland Bennett, and built in 1880. It is generally considered to be Crowther's masterpiece and is a Grade II* listed building. Declared redundant in the early 2000s, the church is now home to the Manchester Climbing Centre.
History
John Marsland Bennett (1817–1889) was a prosperous stone merchant who served two terms as Mayor of Manchester between 1863 and 1865. He lived at Buile Hall in Salford.[1][2] Approached to donate land for a church to serve the growing community of Ardwick, he agreed both to provide the site and fund the building of the church.Шаблон:Sfn He also selected J. S. Crowther as architect, acted as project manager and took a keen interest in the church liturgy.Шаблон:Sfn Construction began in 1877 and the church was complete by 1880. In addition to the church, Crowther built an attached clergy house and Sunday School.[3] The work cost Bennett £20,000.[4]
St Benedict's followed the Anglo-Catholic High Church tradition, offering masses rather than services. Falling attendance in the 20th century saw the church declared redundant[5] and it closed in 2002.[6]Шаблон:Efn In 2005, the church building reopened as the Manchester Climbing Centre. Its potential as an indoor climbing centre was identified by a British climber, John Dunne, who had been looking for a suitable building in which to establish a club in North West England.[7][8]Шаблон:Efn The centre has one of the largest climbing walls in Europe.[9]
Architecture and description
Bennett's commission to Crowther emphasised that he wanted a church "plain but massive...[with] a shell which would be standing years after many cheap, 'dressy' churches had crumbled to ruins".Шаблон:Sfn Crowther obliged; St Benedict's is "remarkably large", built of red brick with stone and terracotta dressings.Шаблон:Sfn The style is Early English Gothic,[3] Crowther himself dating it, rather precisely, as "Early Geometric Decorated of the year 1245".Шаблон:Sfn The nave is very high, with a hammerbeam roof and ending in a tall tower.Шаблон:Efn The clergy house and Sunday school buildings are attached to the north side.Шаблон:Sfn St Benedict's has been a Grade II* listed building since 3 October 1974, its Historic England listing record describing it as "the most original of JS Crowther's church designs."[3]
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