St Philip with St Stephen Church

Hey, here we are right on my doorstep again! I walk past this church every time I wander into the centre of Manchester and I’ve been lucky enough to spy on a couple of services on my travels. I have to say, in the heart of Salford’s very here and there Chapel Street I never expected to see a church quite so beautiful.
As the daughter of a scientist I’m about as agnostic as you can get (I’m a bit of a fate and everything-​happens-​for-​a-​reason person, thus I suppose I cannot call myself entirely atheist), but I’ve always appreciated churches on an aesthetic level. This one is particularly stunning. Even the grounds are lovely to walk around, they’ve made such an effort with the plants and all the original features are in place. Inside it’s even more impressive, ornate and beautiful with gorgeous lighting and fixtures. We’re lucky to have a good few pretty churches in the area, and this is certainly one worth seeing.