St Saviour's graveyard and Church, Ringley

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 29 Jan 2010

St Saviour's Church at Ringley is an active Anglican parish church. The present church, which dates from 1850-54 and is set well back from the road, is built in stone with ashlar dressings and has a stone slate roof. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a north porch and a chancel with a south vestry. It has an octagonal turret, topped with a spire, at the southwest corner. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1067295 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1067295 ). It is a commissioners' church, a grant of £200 having been provided by the Church Building Commissioners towards the cost of its construction. The present church building is the third on the site. The first church was built in 1625. It was replaced in 1826 but this church wasn’t big enough and most of it was demolished in 1854, leaving just its tower. The new church was built in a position further back from the road, leaving the old tower isolated. http://web.archive.org/web/20080509063934/http://www.mbbcanal.demon.co.uk/trail/clifton/ringpc/ringpc.html (Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal Web Site, Ringley Parish Church archived 9th May 2008).

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