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Greenhalgh brothers’ other church of The Saviour, which was also designed byPaley and Austin and had many characteristics in common with All Souls, wasdemolished in 1975. The church was designed to hold up to 800 regularworshippers, with free and unappropriated seating, and with a wide interiordesigned for maximum visibility and audibility. The evangelical emphasis ischaracteristic of Bolton’s reputation as ‘the Geneva of the North’. Paley andAustin are an architectural practice of major regional importance.The building is considered to be of regional historical significance.3.4. Townscape significanceThe church is located about a mile to the north of Bolton town centre, just offthe Blackburn Road. It is located in an area of nineteenth century development,but many of the old mills and much of the terraced housing shown in the 1893Ordnance Survey map have been demolished. Nevertheless, the nineteenthcentury street pattern remains, and the area is dominated by the church and itsmajestic tower.The building is considered to be of major local townscape significance.3.5. Negative features affecting significanceThe church survives in a relatively unaltered form, and there is little to detractfrom its significance. However, the removal of the boundary railings on thenorth side has deprived the building of the real and apparent security thatrailings provided. This, along with the underuse of the building and the evidentlocal social deprivation, has served to encourage vandalism and use of thechurchyard as a rubbish dump (22), which detract from the character andappearance of the building and its setting.All Souls, Bolton: Statement of Significance 10
BIBLIOGRAPHYUnpublished worksCouncil for the Care of Churches report, 10 January 1986Published worksHartwell C, Hyde M and Pevsner N :Lancashire: Manchester and the SouthEast, 2004Pevsner N: The Buildings of England, South Lancashire, 1969Pike A: All Souls’ Church, Bolton, Lancashire, Churches Conservation Trust,1999Price J: Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836-1942, 1998Other sourcesPaley and Austin drawings, faculties and other documents held in ManchesterCentral Library archives. These include:L117/1/8. Boundaries, 1879L117/2/1-5 The building of the churchL117/2/1-3 Plans by Paley and Austin 1878-1880L117/2/4. Memo about Acreage of Site, 1881L117/2/5. Approval of the Church, 1881L117/3/30. Faculties, 1912-1966L117/3/31. Greenhalgh Memorial Window, 1885-1887L117/3/32. Roll of Honour, 1919L117/3/34. Oak Door N.W. Porch, 1935L117/3/38. Inventory, 1882L117/7/1. Extract from Will of Thomas Greenhalgh, 1890All Souls, Bolton: Statement of Significance 11
Page 1 and 2: Statement of SignificanceChurch of
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTSPageSUMMARY 21. INTRODUCTIO
Page 5 and 6: 2 UNDERSTANDING2.1. Historical back
Page 7 and 8: 2.2. The building of All Souls chur
Page 9 and 10: (altar, communion rails, choir stal
Page 11: They must have looked to Bodley, bu
Page 15 and 16: Appendix i: 1 st edition Ordnance S
Page 17 and 18: Choir stalls and other furniture po
Page 19 and 20: Appendix ivGround plan, with furnis
Page 21 and 22: Appendix viElevation of bay of nave
Page 23 and 24: Appendix viiiRoof details (drawing
Page 25 and 26: Appendix xDetail of undated (probab
Page 27 and 28: Appendix xiiInner doors from porch
Page 29 and 30: Appendix xiv: Photographs4. General
Page 31 and 32: 5. West doors, showing greater elab
Page 33 and 34: 9. Sanctuary. The present dressing
Page 35 and 36: 13. Reading desk14. OrganAll Souls,
Page 37 and 38: 17. Pine pews of nave, complete wit
Page 39 and 40: 21. Font (cover 1923)22. VandalismA

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