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Qadria Jilania Islamic Centre
Formerly the Church of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist  The
Qadria Jilania Islamic Centre sits on the corner
of Holmfirth
Street and St. John's Road, in Longsight.
The building was originally the
church of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist built
between 1845 and 1846 on a site
donated by Sir. J. W. H. Anson
to a design by the architect J. E. Gregan, the
architect of the Mechanic's Institute, on Princess
Street in
Manchester, see below.   When
it
opened,
the church was capable of holding 900 worshipers. It
is the oldest of
the churches in Longsight. In 1979 St. John's
amalgamated with St.
Cyprian's Church and some of the fittings from the
latter can be seen
in St. John's.
This
is the
only church in Longsight to have a graveyard although
it has not been
used since 1966.   Among the gravestones is this one for members of the Siddall family. This is the same name as the family that bought Slade Hall in 1580.  ************************
Below:
Two
images of the St. John's Church Whit Week Walks. The
images were generously donated by Robert Shorthose.
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