St Augustine's was built around 1874 for an industrial mining community. It has been described as "one of the most moving of all Victorian churches" and was designed by G F Bodley. Dressed in brick to deny luxury, it looks austere glimpsed from the roadside, but as you get closer, the building grows in dignity and power. It is the scale and the simplicity of the design which is impressive; a rhythm of windows and piers, on one large inverted arc. Inside, the simplicity is continued with the only division, the row of internal buttresses moving towards the screen and the sanctuary.The church is a lavish brick and stone building in Bodley’s individual Gothic style. The lofty nave and chancel are flanked, not by conventional aisles, but by arcaded wall piers, creating a series of side bays. The east end is spectacular both inside and out with a fine gilded altar screen and carved figures.

Special opening times for Heritage Open Days  in September. 

Directions: On A666, two miles north west of Salford, one mile east of M60, junction 16.