CHRIST CHURCH, DEANE RD., BOLTON

L107/1/1-11 INCUMBENT

L107/1/1. Baptisms, 1841-1863, Burials, 1841-1856

L107/1/2. Baptism Registers, 1863-1933

L107/1/3. Marriage Registers, 1844-1933

[L107/1/4. Banns Books missing]

[L107/1/5. Confirmation Registers missing]

[L107/1/6. Registers of Services missing]

L107/1/7. Parsonage, 1932

L107/1/8. Statistical Returns of Parochial Work, 1914-1919

L107/1/9. Returns of Church Expenses, 1910-1921

L107/1/10. Statutory Declaration of Rev. John Mercer Muzzell, 1906

L107/1/11. Newspaper Cutting re Funeral of Rev. J. M. Muzzell, 1932

L107/2/1-2 CHURCHWARDENS

L107/2/1. Faculties, 1920-1922

L107/2/2. Inventories, 1907 and no date

<p>The Archives Department also has Archdeacon John Rushton's Visitation Returns, mid 19th century which include notes on the church (MS f 942.72 R121 vol 10).</p>

The following records were deposited in Manchester Central library as Diocesan Record Office by Rev. R.J.N. Cook in September 1982 and December 1984.

Christ Church was originally a Methodist Chapel, built in 1818 for the Methodist New Connexion and know as Ebenezer Chapel. Its minister Thomas Berry was ordained an Anglican in 1841 and the chapel was purchased by the Church of England, Thomas Berry remaining as its first incumbent. It was consecrated in 1844.

It was asigned a District from Emmanuel by Order in Council, 23 May 1844, (London Gazette, 3 June). Part of the parish was assigned to the new St. Paul's, by Order in Council, 9 April 1866, (London Gazette, 13 April).

In 1933 despite strong opposition (see L108/1/11/13-17) the church was closed and the parish divided between Emmanuel and St. Paul's, Deansgate, by Order in Council, 24 July (London Gazette, 28 July 1933).

The church was demolished in 1936 and the site transferred to Bolton Corporation for an Open Space in 1938 (see L108/1/13).