St Paul's Church, Peel
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| St Paul's Church, Peel | |
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 The church from the north | |
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| 53°31′51″N 2°25′34″W / 53.5309°N 2.4260°W | |
| Location | Manchester Road, Little Hulton, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | St Paul |
| Consecrated | December 1876 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 29 July 1966 |
| Architect(s) | J. Medland and Henry Taylor |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1874 |
| Completed | 1876 |
| Construction cost | Church c. £5,000 Spire £2,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 165 feet (50 m) |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Archdeaconry | Salford |
| Deanery | Eccles |
| Parish | Peel and Little Hulton |
St Paul's Church, Peel is an active Anglican parish church in Little Hulton, Greater Manchester, England. It is part of the Diocese of Manchester and is a Grade II listed building.[1] St Paul's serves the parish of Peel and Little Hulton and, together with St Paul's in Walkden and St John the Baptist in Little Hulton, is part of the Walkden and Little Hulton Team Ministry in the Eccles Deanery and Salford Archdeaconry.[2]
The church's origins are in Peel Chapel[3] built in 1760 by the Yates family and consecrated as a chapelry in the Parish of Deane. The chapelry became a district parish in March 1874.[4] The old chapel was demolished and the foundation stone for a new church immediately to the south was laid by Lord Kenyon in August 1874.[5] The church, designed by J. Medland and Henry Taylor, was built between 1874 and 1876, consecrated in December 1876 and its tower added in 1897.[1] Construction of the church cost about £5,500 (£460,000 in 2014),[6] and the spire a further £2,000 (£200,000 in 2014).[6][5]
