The list
Christ Church Adlington was build between in the 1830s for a cost of £1,560. It was one of the first major churches in the area.
In 1975 Christ Church held it's last service and closed down. In 1981 the building was sold and became the Sharju Indian restaurant. I understand the food is good.
Christ Church Adlington is one of hundreds of Anglican churches that have been made redundant in England.
Here's the list for 1970-2004. It's frightening. Ninety-five pages of churches closed down. That's 95 pages in case you missed it.
What do you do with a redundant church?
There's a list for that too:
Demolition
Sale for residential use
Use as a monument
Community use
Village hall
Storage
Sale to the Greek Orthodox Church
or the Elim Pentecostals
or the Seventh Day Adventists
or the Assemblies of God
or to the United Pentecostal Church
or to or the Church of God of Prophecy
Museum
Violin workshop
Night shelter
Sports centre
Restaurant
Nursing home
I'm only up to page 9 of ninety-five pages (that's 95 pages) of closed churches. . . but you get the idea.
What's the point?
The point is, Why?