Catholic Church of St Oswald & St Edmund Arrowsmith
St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith RC Church, Liverpool Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, WN4 9NP
The church is the resting place of the venerated relic, the Holy Hand of St Edmund Arrowsmith, a local recusant who was martyred for his faith in 1628 and canonised in 1970. The church retains a shrine created for the hand and a reliquary now housed in the Lady Chapel.
It is a highly-accomplished French Romanesque design that is considered the finest work of noted architect JS Brocklesby, who also designed most of the internal fixtures.
Other interior fixtures are by designers of significant note, including FX Velarde and William G Simmonds, and are of considerable quality.
The church’s interior character is significantly enhanced by an unusually large collection of stained glass by the renowned artist Harry Clarke of Dublin, which displays a very high degree of artistic quality and craftsmanship with jewel-like colours and striking painted figures.
It remains largely unaltered since completion, retaining features that were commonly removed or altered in the wake of liturgical changes that followed the Second Vatican Council.
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Timings
- Saturday 19 September:
- 1200-1700
Location & directions
St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith RC Church, Liverpool Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, WN4 9NP
- Directions:
- Entry via Liverpool Road or St Oswald’s Road.
- Contact on day:
- Fr. John Gorman
- Telephone number:
- +447773162880
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Disabled parking is available directly in front of the main entrance to the church.
Additional information
- Estimated duration:
- 0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
