St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale

Rochdale, United Kingdom

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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St John the Baptist Church in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is a Roman Catholic parish church completed in 1927. Designed in the Byzantine Revival style, the building occupies a prominent corner site at the intersection of Maclure Road and Dowling Street in the town centre, opposite the Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum. The parish itself was established nearly a century earlier in 1830, with construction of the present structure beginning in 1925. The church holds Grade II* listed status, recognizing its architectural and historical significance.