St Nicholas Church

penny sung
5 Star
The Church of St Nicholas, Kingsway, Burnage, Manchester, is a Modernist church of 1930–2 by N. F. Cachemaille-Day, Lander and Welch. It was enlarged in 1964 with a bay on the west side, also by Cachemaille-Day. Pevsner describes the church as "a milestone in the history of church architecture in England". The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 10 October 1980. St Nicholas is one of a relatively small group of Modernist churches in England, and one of the earliest. It is "of brick, high, sheer and sculptural, with a German-inspired passion for brick grooves and ribbing, both vertical and horizontal." The building cost £11,600. The interior was plainly furnished, "the walls bare, the windows clear, but the ceiling is coffered in blue, red and gold". In 2001-3, the church underwent significant conservation, at a cost of over 1 million pounds. The conservation included a re-ordering of the interior to provide additional meeting space, and offices, including the insertion of a "striking glass circular meeting room", designed by Anthony Grimshaw Associates from Wigan. "The church's spatial complexity is not spoiled, but rather added to", by "hanging the meeting room above head height".
Friday 9th July 2021

Nazma Noor
4 Star
We hired one of the Community Halls at St Nicholas to host a 5th birthday party. The main thing about using this venue was that there was lots of space for the birthday girl and her guests to run around and play their party games. Other touches like the underfloor heating were great extras - I wanted to take my shoes off and run around too! The venue provides you with tables and chairs and has a small kitchen. We didn't do too much in terms of decorations other than balloons and the table settings and we took our own sound system (a Bose Sound Dock).
Saturday 1st March 2014

joan camilleri
5 Star
I am disabled and I have to say having Mass, online has help me a lot because I felt I was in church with the people and the pastor. Thank you all for making this happen.
Wednesday 19th January 2022

Modern Anachronist
5 Star
Lovely church with a fantastic hidden circular room. You can rent the space for various occasions.
Friday 29th November 2019

Grace Manley
5 Star
Warm welcome to everyone, fully inclusive friendly church
Sunday 23rd June 2019