 Two early large churches in industrial areas in Lancashire were built in 1869 – 71 : St Chad , Kirkby , and St John the Evangelist , Cheetham . Pollard describes St Chad as one of the partnership 's " most powerful churches " , Brandwood et al. consider that St John the Evangelist is the practice 's " most important church in Manchester . These were followed by the rebuilding , other than the tower , of St Mary , Leigh ( 1871 – 73 ) , in which the Perpendicular style , generally unfashionable at the time , was used throughout . Similarly the body of All Saints ' Church , Daresbury ( 1870 – 72 ) was rebuilt in Perpendicular style . Meanwhile the practice was designing new churches or rebuilding old churches for villages in the countryside . Some of these were small , others larger and more impressive , such as St Peter , Finsthwaite ( 1873 – 74 ) and St Peter , Scorton ( 1878 – 79 ) . In 1872 – 73 the partners built their only new church in Wales , St Mary , Betws @-@ y @-@ Coed . This was followed by an estate church , St John the Evangelist ( 1882 – 84 ) at Walton , south of Warrington , and by the rebuilding of the old parish church of St Mary ( 1884 – 85 ) at Dalton @-@ in @-@ Furness . 
