 They also designed about 23 urban churches of varying sizes and styles . Most were in the industrial towns of Lancashire , except for St John the Evangelist , Greenock ( 1877 – 78 ) in Scotland , a mission chapel in Scarborough , North Yorkshire ( 1885 ) , and St Barnabas ( 1884 – 85 ) in the railway town of Crewe , Cheshire . Notable among the Lancashire urban churches are St Matthew and St James , Mossley Hill , Liverpool ( 1870 – 75 ) , described by Pollard as " one of the best Victorian churches in Liverpool , St Michael and All Angels , Howe Bridge , Atherton ( 1875 – 77 ) , considered by Pollard to be one of Paley and Austin 's " most stimulating churches " , and St John the Baptist , also in Atherton ( 1878 – 79 ) , of which Pollard says " The whole is monumental , one of Paley and Austin 's best " , with a tower that is " magnificently mighty " . In Astley Bridge , Bolton , they built two churches , which are described by Hartwell et al. as being " remarkable " ; these were All Souls ( 1878 – 81 ) , which is now redundant , and St Saviour ( 1882 – 85 ) , which was demolished in 1975 . St James , Daisy Hill , Westhoughton ( 1879 – 81 ) is considered by Hartwell et al. as " a masterly performance for relatively little cash " , and St Peter , Westleigh Leigh ( 1879 – 81 ) is described by Pollard as one of Paley and Austin 's " most radical and thrilling churches " . Meanwhile , in rapidly growing Barrow , they had built four smaller churches to a common design , each dedicated to one of the Four Evangelists . In 1884 the partnership submitted plans for a new Anglican cathedral in Liverpool . Their plan was placed in the top twelve , but failed to make the next round of the competition . In the event the project was abandoned in 1888 , the cathedral being built later and on a different site . 
