The tin tabernacle in Newton Heath, one of Britain's few remaining 'iron chapels', has been sold for £160,000, subject to contract. However, it will continue to be a place of worship as it has been acquired by the New Covenant Church. Locals are campaigning to get the building listed for future protection.
It's one of Britain's few remaining 'iron chapels' and has resounded with joyous services for more than 100 years. The tin tabernacle in Newton Heath opened in 1909, but locals feared for its future when it went up for sale. It has been sold for £160,000, subject to contract. But - either by divine intervention, or the needs of a growing congregation - it will remain a place of worship .
It has been acquired by the New Covenant Church, which hopes hope to keep in with its new neighbours by sound-proofing the walls. Locals are pressing ahead with a campaign to get the building on Culceth Lane listed to give it future protection from developers. Michael Barlow, 75, who lives nearby, said: "I remember going in there with my grandad who was a sign writer. He wrote the Ten Commandments on the back wall. "The church was built in 1909, and everything has been decimated in Newton Heath - all the shops have gone - but there are 14 takeaways. I just thought the church is one of the few of its kind left in the country, it is well used
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