Heritage Open Day - St Mary in the Baum Church, Rochdale

Saturday 07 September 2024 - Sunday 08 September 2024

St Mary in the Baum
4-6 St. Marys Gate
Town centre
Rochdale
OL16 1DZ

Details:

Baum (Rochdale dialect for 'balm') refers to the wild flowers which grew in the meadows where the church was built, was thought to be Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis) or White Mint.

The church has sometimes wrongly been called ‘St Mary, the Baum’ as if some attribute of Our Lady. Strangely, it has also been wrongly referred to as 'St Mary le Baum' a rare instance of Franglais from the Lancashire mill town.

St Mary in the Baum, on St Mary's Gate, was founded in 1742 as a chapel of ease to minister to the people living north of the River Roch.
Stained glass windows, the pulpit and the font have been retained from the original church, as well as a set of stone pillars.

The Church is only one of three Grade 1 Listed buildings in Rochdale - a real 'hidden gem.'

Timings & Tours.

Saturday 7 September 10.30am - 2pm

Sunday 8 September 11am - 2pm

Entry fee: Free