Report - Twelve Apostles Catholic Church - Leigh, Wigan - March 24

[MK83]

This place is very local to us and is one we have checked from time to time over the past couple of years so when we saw @MotionlessMike had done it we had to go for a look.

There has been a church on this site since the 1880's, the original church being corrugated iron. The existing building was opened in 1929, it is built in red brick with a Welsh slate roof and was designed by William Ellis, a Manchester architect who designed multiple Catholic churches in the region. The church closed in 2019.

The church has suffered from a bit more vandalism since the last report and there isn't a massive amount to see although the interior colour scheme is interesting.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Wastelandr]

Not too shabby! Great to meet you guys at the weekend

 

[MK83]

Not too shabby! Great to meet you guys at the weekend

Thank you, was great to meet you to!

 

[MotionlessMike]

I can just about remember talking to you about Wigan churches Saturday before everything started to get a bit hazy haha

Good to meet you!

 

[MK83]

I can just about remember talking to you about Wigan churches Saturday before everything started to get a bit hazy haha

Good to meet you!

Was good to meet you as well, chatting to you about wigan churches reminded us we still had some to post up reports on 😂

 

[GRONK]

Lovely and crisp, well photographed!

 

[Calamity Jane]

Nice photos. I like the B&W. Churches getting trashed is a particular kind of boil my piss, Im not religious at all. Just something that doesn't sit well with me. Natural decay different story.

 

[MK83]

Lovely and crisp, well photographed!

Thanks!

Nice photos. I like the B&W. Churches getting trashed is a particular kind of boil my piss, Im not religious at all. Just something that doesn't sit well with me. Natural decay different story.

Cheers, this church is in a pretty rough area and has been all over Facebook so it will probably go downhill quick. It is sad to see churches vandalised, its especially annoying to see stained glass being smashed!

 

[HughieD]

Nicely taken set of images there mate

 

[dansgas1000]

Lovely shots. Great to meet you two at the weekend too!

 

[JakeV50]

Nicely done!

 

[MK83]

Nicely taken set of images there mate

Cheers!

Lovely shots. Great to meet you two at the weekend too!

Thanks, great to meet you guys as well!

Nicely done!

Thanks!

 

[angieptaylor]

Thanks!

Cheers, this church is in a pretty rough area and has been all over Facebook so it will probably go downhill quick. It is sad to see churches vandalised, its especially annoying to see stained glass being smashed!

Hiya, my daughter now owns the house and Church🙌🙌🙌 so 🤞 any restoration where possible goes well ...😍 beautiful buildings.

 

[angieptaylor]

This place is very local to us and is one we have checked from time to time over the past couple of years so when we saw @MotionlessMike had done it we had to go for a look.

There has been a church on this site since the 1880's, the original church being corrugated iron. The existing building was opened in 1929, it is built in red brick with a Welsh slate roof and was designed by William Ellis, a Manchester architect who designed multiple Catholic churches in the region. The church closed in 2019.

The church has suffered from a bit more vandalism since the last report and there isn't a massive amount to see although the interior colour scheme is interesting.

Thanks for looking.

The Church and Presbytery are now owned by my family to make a family home and try to save or restore some or all of the Church 🤞🙌😍