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St Clare

Monument typeRoman Catholic Church
Listing gradeNL

Architect(s)

A. G. Bullen

Firm: Weightman and Bullen

Construction

Date begun1956
Date completed1958

Location

Victoria Avenue
Blackley
Manchester
M9 0RR
England

Local authorityManchester City

Denomination

DenominationRoman Catholic
DioceseSalford

Additional notes

The Order of the Friars Minor Conventual of Great Britain and Ireland establised a new parish in 1928 and built a small church and school in 1929.

A new Friary was built by Weightman and Bullen in 1951 and the current church was built for the Franciscans by Weightman and Bullen 1956-58 from designs by A. G. Bullen of Weightman and Bullen.

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