• The foundation stone for the church was laid in 1866 and completed in 1872; it closed for worship in 1989. Who owns Gorton Monastery?
  • Lorraine Worsley-Carter discovers the story behind Gorton Monastery and how a gift from Salford is adding to its history.
  • Elaine Griffiths MBE, chief executive of the Monastery of St Francis and Gorton Trust, describes the powerful effect the monastery has had on her life.
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  • Photo taken at Gorton Monastery by Mazen S. on 8/14/2022. ... Photo taken at Gorton Monastery by Jonathan I. on 4/27/2013. See all 42 photos.
  • Gorton Monastery, is a 19th century former Franciscan Friary in Gorton, in east Manchester, England.
  • Last week I called at what is commonly called the Manchester Monastery at Gorton. Yet it never was a monastery, but rather a church and a friary, though it...
  • I grew up in the shadow of Gorton Monastery. ... And while the inside mirrored the finest cathedral, the Friars had a life suited to their monastic traditions.
  • Gorton monastery today for lunch with my mum and a healing thing that we didn’t rate. Nice to spend some time with my mum though.
  • For a staunch Catholic like Agnes Bracher, it was a crisis of faith. For years, she just didn’t believe. Until it happened. The day Gorton Monastery was born again.