Todmorden, GB

Todmorden Unitarian Church

Todmorden Unitarian Church has had a tumultuous and dramatic history, fitting of its grand and striking architecture. It is regarded as one of the finest examples of the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
Built in 1865 by the three Fielden brothers in honour of their late father, MP ‘Honest' John Fielden. Fielden Snr was the mill owner responsible for the 1847 Ten Hours Act, limiting the hours worked by women and children in textile mills.

About this building

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St Mary in the Baum

St Mary in the Baum, on St Mary's Gate, was founded in 1740 as a chapel of ease to minister to the people living north of the River Roch. Today's church, designed by eminent church architect Sir Ninian Comper, was opened in 1911, described as 'a place rich in Comperisms'.

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St Mary the Virgin

In 1845, the Reverend Patrick Bront, father of the famous novelist sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily Bronte, appointed the curate the Revd Joseph Brett Grant to take charge of the newly formed Ecclesiastical district now known as Oxenhope.

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St Mary the Virgin

The present church is largely Victorian and is located at the highest point in the town. The spire predates the rest of the church. The church is the Garrison Church of the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Regimental Colours hang in the nave.

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