View of St Chad's Church from back lane, Bensham
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Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 27 Nov 2009
The church is on the corner of Rawling Road and Westminster Street Image It was designed by W.S. Hicks in 1903 in the Gothic style and opened in 1903 to serve the inhabitants of the many rows of new terraces that were being built in Bensham and Saltwell. An almost identical viewpoint to Mark Smiles photograph from 2005 Image