Holy Cross Church, Gleadless Valley

Coordinates: 53°21′05″N 1°26′45″W / 53.35150°N 1.44573°W / 53.35150; -1.44573

Holy Cross
Holy Cross Church, Gleadless Valley, Sheffield
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	www.achurchnearyou.com
History
Dedication	Holy Cross
Architecture
Completed	1965
Administration
Parish	Heeley and Gleadless Valley
Diocese	Sheffield
Province	York
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd David Middleton

Holy Cross Church, Gleadless Valley, is a Church of England church building in the City of Sheffield, England. It is situated on Spotswood Mount and is a distinctive building constructed in 1964/65 and designed by the architects Braddock & Martin-Smith. It is positioned in a spectacular position among the houses on the Rollestone hillside. It has a canted front which is triangular in shape which has a large white cross at its apex. The interior features full height stained glass windows of the Virgin Mary and St John by John Baker Ltd.

The church appeared in the 2006 series This Is England written by Shane Meadows.

References

External links

Official website

Churches in Sheffield

Cathedrals	St Marie (RC) St Peter and St Paul (CofE)

Pre-19th century	All Saints, Ecclesall Attercliffe Chapel Beauchief Abbey St James, Midhopestones St James, Norton St Mary, Bolsterstone St Mary, Ecclesfield St Mary the Virgin, Beighton St Mary, Handsworth St Nicholas, Bradfield St Paul, Pinstone Street

Commissioners' churches	Christ Church, Pitsmoor Christ Church, Stannington St George, Portobello St Mary, Bramall Lane St Matthew, Carver Street St Thomas, Brightside

Non-conformist chapels	Fulwood Old Chapel Loxley URC Underbank Chapel Upper Chapel Victoria Hall

Other churches	Banner Cross Christ Church, Fulwood Church of Christ Hillsborough Trinity Sacred Heart, Hillsborough Holy Cross, Gleadless Valley St Catherine of Siena St John, Ranmoor St Mark, Broomhill St Mark, Grenoside St Paul, Norton Lees St Peter, Greenhill St Paul, Wordsworth Avenue St Thomas, Crookes St Vincent, Solly Street Wadsley

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