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Reached along a lane that gradually leaves the trappings of the 21st century behind, this church is on a spit of land between two fenland drains that enter the Great Ouse about half a mile away.

The ancient parish church of Handsworth is one of the four original churches that covered what is now the city of Birmingham and It is principally known for its association with the key figures of the Industrial Revolution but it has a long and significant history.

A good vantage point from which to enjoy the setting of this church is the bridge over the Great Ouse.

The church gives the impression of a typical English village church, sitting at an angle to the geometry of the surrounding roads within its church yard.

In 1794, the Roman Catholic Church sought to tackle Manchester's deepest troubled area on a site crowded in by intensive poor quality housing on land which had so recently been open meadow and grazing pasture.

Dedicated to the mother of the Virgin Mary but paying tribute to its patron, Lady Ann Bland, St Ann's was first consecrated in 1712.

The creation of this outstanding late Victorian Gothic church was made possible by its patron the local brewer Pickering Phipps, the local architect Matthew Henry Holding and its first incumbent the Revd JR Hussey.

Fine neo gothic church by Weighman & Hadfield, opened in 1847 with many original features.