The Church of St Mary with St Peter,

Anglican Parish Church

 

Old photographs of our church

Aerial view of the church taken in about 1950. Behind the church is the large St Mary’s estate. The overwhelming majority of the back-to-back terraces were demolished in the early 1960s.

Interior of Oldham Parish Church before the alterations in 1974. Notice the pulpit to the left of the photograph, and the choir stalls at the front. These stalls are now located at the rear of the church.

The pulpit of Oldham Parish Church, which was removed at the time of the alterations in 1974.

 

The Revd Canon Harold Kirkman in 1959. Canon Kirkman was Rector of Oldham Parish Church between 1957 and 1973.

 

The wardens and clergy of Oldham Parish Church in 1957. The central seated figure is the Venerable Edgar Stevenson, Archdeacon of Rochdale and Rector of the Church.

 

Procession into the church, led by the Rector, Canon Harold Kirkman, on the occasion of the Mayor-making. 1958.

The Whit Walk to Oldham Parish Church in 1908.

 

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Page posted 4 August 2009