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Church of St Cross, Clayton

Manchester, GB

Church of St Cross, Clayton

<think>Let me analyze the material provided and craft a narration about the Church of St Cross in Clayton, Manchester, following all the rules specified. Key facts from the material: 1. Victorian church by William Butterfield 2. Built 1863-1866 (construction began 1862) 3. Grade II listed building (

designated 1963) 4. Land gifted to Revd. Charles Henry Lomax by Peter Hoare 5. Original parish was St Mary Droylsden 6. William Butterfield was the Gothic Revival architect 7. Bishop Prince Lee was in charge of Manchester Diocese at the time 8. Prince Lee, a low churchman, disapproved of the ornate decorative style and initially refused to consecrate the church 9. Bishop James Fraser eventually consecrated it in 1874 10. The church originally lacked stained glass, but acquired sixteen windows from the closed Church of St Peter in Oldham in 1970, which now fill the nave 11. Seven WWI and two WWII soldiers are buried in the churchyard 12. Butterfield's distinctive red brick with blue brick and pale stone banding defines the exterior 13. The tower is notably tall and narrow with slender angle buttresses and a steep pyramidal roof of banded slate, while the south porch features a gabled entrance with a 2-centred arch 14. Inside, the timber-framed roof spans five-bay arcades with colored stone and tile patterns echoed in later stencilling 15. Notable stained glass depicts the patron saints of the British Isles 16. The church is built in the Middle Pointed Gothic Revival style Now I'm re

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