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Local History: St Mark's church, Worsley
By Tony Flynn Here with St Mark's church, Worsley, we see a stunning example of Gothic architecture. The Church was designed by George Gilbert Scott, an eminent Victorian architect, possibly best known for designing The Albert Memorial in Hyde Park. Commissioned to be built in 1884, it is a Grade 1 listed building with some stunning aspects, such as its magnificent stained glass windows, ornate gargoyles in the brickwork and oak pews, along with the vault of the Egerton family in which they are interred. The church clock is a bit of an oddity in that at 1 o'clock, it actually strikes thirteen times. The reason for this is that the clock originally stood in The Duke of Bridgewater's yard. During an inspection visit, the Duke found his workmen late back from lunch, with their explanation being that they had not heard the bell strike once. He therefore had the bell altered to ring thirteen times, meaning no more excuses! The clock was transferred to the church in 1945. Finally, the graveyard contains the graves of some rather interesting local residents, including Richard Hall Williams, a veteran of The Charge Of The Light Brigade and Joseph Evans, a medical herbalist and botanist. Both men have really interesting headstones. It is certainly worth a visit to have a look around both the church and graveyard.
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