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- Area:
- City Centre
- Category:
- Best-kept secrets
- Phone:
- 0161 834 3547
- Address:
- St Mary’s (The Hidden Gem), Mulberry Street
M2 6LN
- Open Times:
- Open 8am-4pm Mon-Wed, Fri; 8am-6pm Thur; 9.30am-5.15pm Sat; 10.15am. Exposition 10am-4pm Mon-Fri; 10.30am-5pm Sat. Mass 12.30pm Mon-Fri; noon, 5pm Sat; 10.15am, noon Sun.
- Travel:
- Metrolink St Peter’s Square/City Centre buses/Deansgate or Oxford Road rail
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St Mary’s (The Hidden Gem)
Mulberry Street
The aptly named Hidden Gem – founded in 1794 and claimed to be the oldest post-Reformation catholic church in the country – is approached either from the drably unimaginative Brazenose Street or, more enticingly, via a pair of decorated alleyways leading from John Dalton Street. Outside, an impressively sculpted stone arch haloes the entrance doorway, while inside Royal Academician Norman Adams’ beautiful Stations of the Cross series of paintings adorns the walls. It’s a busy functioning church, so visitors should show discretion if just sightseeing; check for times of services.
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