Dizzy Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Does anyone know what is happening with the original Our Lady's Church in Latchford (on the corner of St Mary's Street/Miller Street). I think that what most people know it as but it might have a different name too looking at the signs on it. Anyway, when I say "what's happening" it looks like nothing at all is. I know it was up for sale in 2012 after being closed and they built a new modern church near the centre of Latchford Village to replace it. Was it sold or is it just being left to hopefully rot away in years to come It seems such a shame that it's just sitting there closed and unused and until this week I'd hadn't seen it as I've never been down all those little side roads before. It's huge and sounds lovely inside after just reading the Grade II listing for it (from 2005). It says "1901-2, By Robert Curran, architect, of Warrington, with fittings by John Douglas of Chester" and that it has "undergone little substantive alteration, and which retains fixtures fittings of high quality" Here's a few photos that I took on a very grey day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 I've zoomed in on another I took and have just noticed that the red sign behind the bush is a memorial listing the names of the people who lost their lives in the Great War. If they gates are locked all the time like they were yesterday then people can't even get close enough to see or read it I might go back and climb over to get a better photo which shows all the names, I'm sure god wont mind..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 plenty of room there for "affordable" housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 I'd like to live in there No graveyard either so I wouldn't be scared... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Unfortunately, since it's a listed building (and one with some long standing structural issues too) it's going to be impossible to knock it down to replace it and extremely expensive for anyone to convert it for another use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Suppose it could be converted to a Mosque ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Still the one trick pony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Why would they build a new church to replace an old building such as that one, nuts. PS from your photos it looks as if the grounds are maintained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Because the old one is structurally unsound and needed almost as much money spending on it as it cost to build the new one. And because the old one cost an absolute fortune to light and heat. And also because the old one is really just the one big room whereas what the church wanted these days was a large worship space plus a kitchen and a number of smaller spaces which could be used for meetings etc, or which can be all opened up into one by means of sliding partitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Yes I am sure the new church is refer efficient with the feel of a soulless conference room in a hotel. I guess the managers and accountants don't see it that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Been in the new church have you Coffee? It's a lovely building with a great worship space (not that talking to imaginary friends is my cup of tea really, but the congregation love it) and the rest of the building is much more usuable than the old great big drafty one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 No Inky not been to it, maybe it is different but all the modern churches I have been to don't feel as impressive as the older ones. I guess it is a case of the eye of the beholder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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