A landmark church is being has been put on the market for around £100,000. St James’ Church, New Bury, Farnworth, which has been closed to worshippers since 2012, is being offered for sale.
In early 2022, a draft scheme published by Church of England commissioners under the church buildings disposal scheme, gave details of proposals to create an art gallery, exhibition space and an artist’s studio at the building.
Recent marketing material said any sale would be dependent on the buyer obtaining planning permission for an alternative use.
Built between 1862 and 1865 and designed in an early English style by Isaac Holden and Sons of Manchester, St James’ features a steeply pitched nave roof and tall gabled west bellcote’.
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