St. Thomas Church

St. Thomas Church in Pendleton is an active Anglican church belonging to the diocese of Manchester. The building was built in 1831 from hewn stone, and decorated with a slate roof in the neo-Gothic style.

On the west side of the temple there is a square tower with polygonal pilasters at the corners, its height is 43 meters. At the top of the tower is a platform equipped to fight in case of attack. Below it is a bell tower consisting of eight bells of different sizes. On all sides of the tower installed mechanical clock with combat. The church has two entrances: the west, with three round windows of light, and the east, above which is a canopy with the carved royal coat of arms of William IV.

In the center of the church hall there is a nave with two rows of massive cast iron columns with pilasters. In a bright altar room, at the end of the nave, a high altar of white marble is erected, which turns pale pink when sunlight hits it. The whole hall is decorated with stained glass windows and ancient icons. To the left of the altar is an organ with three levers, built in 1839.