Report - All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bolton - March 2024

[MotionlessMike]

Built originally as the ‘Church of All Saints’ in 1869 to designs by architect George Edmund Street at a cost of £4,000. The church seated 630 people and replaced an earlier place of worship which dated back to 1726. It closed in 1966 and was converted into a Ukrainian Catholic church which then closed itself in 2021.

Visited while in the area with @Mr Budge and @mingerocket

Not much to say about this one really… Walked up to it, front door flapping in the breeze, took some pictures and walked back out again.

The church was due to be sold at auction during November 2023 but is listed as ‘withdrawn’. It's currently being relieved of it's copper pipping by the Bolton pikeys so I'm sure it'll be a state before too long​

 

[stranton]

very nice building, shame about the pikies ruining it.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Beautiful church. It would be a shame to see it ruined. Are all the flowers fake? if not someone is taking care of it.

 

[MotionlessMike]

Beautiful church. It would be a shame to see it ruined. Are all the flowers fake? if not someone is taking care of it.

Yeah they were fake!

I think from what I've seen it's being stripped currently?

 

[TalkingMask]

Built originally as the ‘Church of All Saints’ in 1869 to designs by architect George Edmund Street at a cost of £4,000. The church seated 630 people and replaced an earlier place of worship which dated back to 1726. It closed in 1966 and was converted into a Ukrainian Catholic church which then closed itself in 2021.

Visited while in the area with @Mr Budge and @mingerocket

Not much to say about this one really… Walked up to it, front door flapping in the breeze, took some pictures and walked back out again.

The church was due to be sold at auction during November 2023 but is listed as ‘withdrawn’. It's currently being relieved of it's copper pipping by the Bolton pikeys so I'm sure it'll be a state before too long​

That is absolutely stunning, I love when churches are ornamental and stunning, much nicer than the bland brick churches you see everywhere

 

[HughieD]

Very nicely done @MotionlessMike

 

[GRONK]

Bloody nice that lads

 

[jones-y-gog]

Absolute stunner

 

[AlternativeAdventuring]

This is incredible! Amazing capture.

 

[pastybap]

Really nice interior, will take a look next time in Bolton area.

 

[Bazza74]

Doesn‘t even look abandoned!
Nice change to see one looking so good!

 

[MotionlessMike]

Doesn‘t even look abandoned!
Nice change to see one looking so good!

No, it really didn't. Lacked a bit of charm in that respect really!

 

[dhutch]

Beautiful church. It would be a shame to see it ruined.

Very sad.

 

[dhutch]

I think from what I've seen it's being stripped currently?

For demolition, or by light fingered arseholes?

 

[pastybap]

For demolition, or by light fingered arseholes?

been meaning to check in on this place, and might well do so this week.