▁contact . ▁A ▁Sax on ▁Cross ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Cl ith ero e ▁court ▁roll s ▁of ▁ 1 5 4 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁stone ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁cross , ▁so ▁the ▁stone ▁probably ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁or ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Other ▁Church es ▁Bes ide ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Gard ens , ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Road ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁is ▁a ▁classic ▁building ▁with ▁an ▁Italian - in sp ired ▁interior . ▁Murray ' s ▁Guide ▁also ▁mentions ▁St . ▁Thomas , ▁Hel m sh ore ▁( 1 8 5 1 ); ▁St ▁Stephen , ▁Gran e ▁( 1 8 6 7 ); ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist , ▁Stone fold ▁( 1 8 8 5 ); ▁St . ▁Peter , ▁L anes ide ▁( 1 8 9 3 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁( 1 8 5 9 ) ▁and ▁' vari ous ▁other ▁non con form ist ▁churches ', ▁largely ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁St . ▁Stephen ' s , ▁Gran e , ▁has ▁a ▁particularly ▁interesting ▁history . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Og den ▁Res er voir ▁( which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ) ▁led ▁to ▁almost ▁total ▁dep op ulation ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Gran e . ▁St . ▁Stephen ' s ▁remained ▁in ▁use , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁vill agers ▁having ▁moved ▁to ▁Has ling den ▁town .