Holy Name Church Guided Visit

This Catholic Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, built and opened by the Jesuits in 1871, served as a parish Church for a densely populated area till late into the 20th c as the land around it was rebuilt for the University. It now serves as the Catholic Chaplaincy Church for the Universities. Using 19th c. technology it presented 12th c. Northern French Gothic to the people of Manchester. It remains a much loved and Church in Manchester with an active worshipping community, also offering many concerts throughout the year.
The Tower, designed by Giles and Adrian Gilbert Scott, was added five decades after the Church opened. Over the last year it has undergone much needed restoration work.
Guided visits on Saturday at 11am, 1pm, 3pm and Sunday afternoon at 1pm, 3pm and on request, when available Mon-Fri.

Timings & Tours

Friday 12 September:

Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm

Saturday 13 September:

Tours 10am (with BSL) and at 2pm, 4pm

Sunday 14 September:

Tour at 2pm, 4pm

Monday 15 September:

Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm

Tuesday 16 September:

Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm

Wednesday 17 September:

Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm

Thursday 18 September:

Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm

Friday 19 September:

Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm

Saturday 20 September:

Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm

Sunday 21 September:

Tours at 2pm, 4pm

Location & directions

339 Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9PG

Directions:

The Holy Name is on a busy bus route; Oxford Road is closed to cars; parking is very difficult, with the nearest public parking in the Hospital Car Park on Grafton Street M13.

Contact on day:

Fr Dushan Croos SJ

Telephone number:

+447935373551

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Part of the visit is not accessible to wheelchairs because it involve stairs into the organ loft and into the Sanctuary of the Church (though wheelchair users can hear the guide and see into the Sanctuary from the main level of the Church. There will be one BSL tour on each weekend as advertised.

Additional information

There is a lot of walking around the Church involved.

Max no of people per tour:

20

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s)

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