This is a very unique place, being on a quiet road right above a large tourist lake,
History: (From @bignickb)
In 1931 at Featherstall, Littleborough; a rural area near Rochdale, it was moved and rebuilt using it's original external sheets of steel and fondly titled The Iron church! Although it's superstructure is mainly wood!
Hollingworth had a considerable Roman Catholic population but no place of worship.
So, for six thousand pounds it was acquired and moved to a hillside by Hollingworth lake.
The Name St Hilda's was suggested by Cannon Raines, whose grandfather had been a vicar at St Hilda's on the hill in Whitby and decided to keep the name alive.
In 1975 it was divided into two to be used as a meeting place as well as a Parish church.
In 1998 it was deemed unsafe and closed. And that's how it has remained.
Explore
A lovely early summers day in rochdale, i started it here, and ended it by falling a muddy swamp, (Story for a different time) This place is hidden behind someones house, making the walk to the place very risky, but it was okay non the less, there is now a hole on the left side of the building which was not there in Nicks report, The Floorboards are extremely Rotten and some could easily collapse when under pressure, so i recommend sooner than latter as the floor is very much collapsing, making it a maze to walk around,
Pictures
this is what i was speaking about
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the view onto said lake, Thanks for viewing!
History: (From @bignickb)
In 1931 at Featherstall, Littleborough; a rural area near Rochdale, it was moved and rebuilt using it's original external sheets of steel and fondly titled The Iron church! Although it's superstructure is mainly wood!
Hollingworth had a considerable Roman Catholic population but no place of worship.
So, for six thousand pounds it was acquired and moved to a hillside by Hollingworth lake.
The Name St Hilda's was suggested by Cannon Raines, whose grandfather had been a vicar at St Hilda's on the hill in Whitby and decided to keep the name alive.
In 1975 it was divided into two to be used as a meeting place as well as a Parish church.
In 1998 it was deemed unsafe and closed. And that's how it has remained.
Explore
A lovely early summers day in rochdale, i started it here, and ended it by falling a muddy swamp, (Story for a different time) This place is hidden behind someones house, making the walk to the place very risky, but it was okay non the less, there is now a hole on the left side of the building which was not there in Nicks report, The Floorboards are extremely Rotten and some could easily collapse when under pressure, so i recommend sooner than latter as the floor is very much collapsing, making it a maze to walk around,
Pictures
this is what i was speaking about
View attachment 825754
the view onto said lake, Thanks for viewing!