The spire
Still the tallest thing for streets around. Walk a little way off and it lines up with the roofs of the terraces it was built to overlook.
Seeing it for yourself
Come and look.
It costs nothing.
Where the building is, how to get in, and what is worth your attention once you are there.
Services and events
Still a church.
Not a museum.
A congregation worships at St Thomas every week, as one has since 1866. The easiest way to see inside is to join them.
Service times, special services, events and the people to contact are published by the church itself. This site does not repeat them, because they change and the church’s own website is where they are kept right.
What to look for
Look up.
Then look closer.
Whether you come to a service or only stand on Pimhole Road, three things repay attention — and all three are explained, with photographs, on the building pages.
The carving
A figure cut into the stone at the foot of the spire, finished to the same standard as the work at eye level — and almost never seen from the ground.
The east window
Inside, the wall of coloured glass over the altar, best seen with the morning light behind it.
Access for everyone
A welcome that
works in practice.
St Thomas lists the following facilities on its public record. For anything specific about access on the day, contact the church directly — the people who open the doors are the ones who can help.
- Ramp and accessible entrance
- Accessible parking and on-site parking
- Accessible toilet
- Hearing loop and large-print material
- Assistance dogs welcome
Find St Thomas
Right here in
Pimhole.
Saint Thomas’ ChurchPimhole Road
Bury, Lancashire
BL9 7EY
There is parking on site, and the church sits a short walk from Rochdale Road with regular buses into Bury town centre. The map is provided by Google; drag it, zoom it, or drop into Street View to see the spire from the road.