St Catharine's Church, Scholes
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 St Catharine's Church, Scholes
Location in Greater Manchester
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| Coordinates: 53°32′47″N 2°37′01″W / 53.5463°N 2.6169°W | |
| OS grid reference | NZ 274,513 |
| Location | Lorne Street, Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Wigan, St Catharine |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 6 June 1841 |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Architect(s) | Edmund Sharpe |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1839 |
| Completed | 1841 |
| Construction cost | £3,180 |
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| Spire height | 190 feet (58 m) |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Wigan, St Catharine |
| Deanery | Wigan |
| Archdeaconry | Warrington |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Samantha Nicholson |
St Catharine's Church is in Lorne Street, Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of Christ Church, Ince-in-Makerfield. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.
The church was built in 1839–41 and designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe. It was a Commissioners' church costing £3,180 (equivalent to £260,000 in 2015). A grant of £962 was given towards its cost by the Church Building Commission. The land for the church was given by John Woodcock of Springfield Hall; it was originally a chapel of ease. The church was consecrated on 6 June 1841 by Rt Revd John Bird Sumner, Bishop of Chester. In about 1860 the name "Catherine" was changed to "Catharine" and this spelling has continued to be used until the present. About the same time it was discovered that the church was built on a geological fault and that, as a result of coal mining in the area, the west end of the church had moved, causing the spire to lean and twist. Repairs were necessary and these were assisted by contributions from local collieries. In 1864 the church acquired full status as a parish church.
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