St. Edmund’s Church Falinge Rochdale, Friends page

St. Edmund’s Church Falinge Rochdale, Friends page St. Edmund’s Church is a Grade1 listed Building saved for its community by the churches conservation trust & cared for by the friends of St.
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Edmund’s the church is known for its wealth of Masonic symbolism
https://twitter.com/StEdmundsRoch St Edmund's Church Falinge Rochdale known as the Masonic church . Built by local Freemason Albert Hudson Royds 1870/1873 st Edmund's stands on what at the time of its construction was the highest point in the township of rochdale . But the church's dimensions were equally based on a temple that w

ould inspire freemasonry . It is four square in plan and built on mathematically symbolic principals . Raised on a roughly hewn plinth the overall dimensions are proportional to those of king Solomon's temple it's length is three times and it's height one and a half times it's breadth . The interior volume is of six cubes one for each arm and two for the nave plus that of the crossing . The lantern was the seventh cube but the lantern tower was celled off in 1911 this really effects the design effect of the building and the flood of light . The church interior is full of many obvious and many not so symbols to freemasonry also the exterior of the building has many symbols crafted in stone and iron . Edmund’s Church lies in the area once dominated by the wealthy Royds family. The merchant family moved from west Yorkshire to nearby Old Falinge (Grade II listed) in the eighteenth century. The family’s influence and, heritage can be traced throughout England with significant heraldry dating back to the 14th Century and a mausoleum at York minster.

Another image from our archive , do you recognise any familiar faces. fans St. Edmund’s Church Falinge Rochdale, Friend...
20/08/2026

Another image from our archive , do you recognise any familiar faces. fans St. Edmund’s Church Falinge Rochdale, Friends page

20/08/2026

For over 150 years, St. Edmund’s Church has stood proudly at … Friends of St Edmunds Church needs your support for Help Us Keep St. Edmund’s Alive with Free Events, Community

Please helpUs raise funds to continue bringing events to St. Edmund’s and help fund essential projects . Thank you so mu...
20/08/2026

Please help
Us raise funds to continue bringing events to St. Edmund’s and help fund essential projects . Thank you so much to all who have donated so far .

For over 150 years, St. Edmund’s Church has stood proudly at … Friends of St Edmunds Church needs your support for Help Us Keep St. Edmund’s Alive with Free Events, Community

19/08/2026

Another wonderful project from Pipe Up for Pipe Organs and such an incredible story of this very important part of our musical heritage

We are open this Saturday 12/3pm Entry & tours free donations very welcome
14/08/2026

We are open this Saturday 12/3pm Entry & tours free donations very welcome

14/08/2026
Another wonderful photograph from our archives. The Choir of St. Edmund’s 1895 with choir master Mr Kershaw , St. Edmund...
13/08/2026

Another wonderful photograph from our archives. The Choir of St. Edmund’s 1895 with choir master Mr Kershaw , St. Edmund’s Church Falinge Rochdale, Friends page fans Choral Evensong Trust

A selection of images from our archives taken from copies as we don’t have the original prints any longer. Can you spot ...
13/08/2026

A selection of images from our archives taken from copies as we don’t have the original prints any longer. Can you spot any familiar faces or know any one in these images it would be wonderful to have the names and share any memories fans St. Edmund’s Church Falinge Rochdale, Friends page

Our founder & benefactor Albert Hudson Royds , outside one of his former Homes Green-hill now the site of Falinge High S...
13/08/2026

Our founder & benefactor Albert Hudson Royds , outside one of his former Homes Green-hill now the site of Falinge High School. Albert Lost the use of his legs following an early injury in his youth when he and his brother were robbed by highway men at Slattocks when coming back on horses from a dinner party in prestwich, he managed to fight of one of the attackers with his riding crop but was pulled from his horse suffering spinal injuries that would later cause him to loose the use of his legs , the crop is part of a display at the Masonic museum in Worcestershire. St. Edmund’s Church Falinge Rochdale, Friends page fans

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