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Salford Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist, on Chapel Street is the Roman Catholic cathedral for the City of Salford and is known simply as Salford Cathedral.
It was originally built between 1844 and 1848 as St John's Church, Salford, its design, the first cruciform Catholic church to be built in England after the Reformation, was closely modelled on a number of noted medieval churches. Two years later, in 1850, St John's was elevated to cathedral status.
The Cathedral is a Grade II listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1386115 Link
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It was originally built between 1844 and 1848 as St John's Church, Salford, its design, the first cruciform Catholic church to be built in England after the Reformation, was closely modelled on a number of noted medieval churches. Two years later, in 1850, St John's was elevated to cathedral status.
The Cathedral is a Grade II listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1386115 Link
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by David Dixon
Created: Sat, 15 Mar 2014, Updated: Fri, 13 Nov 2020
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