Tags: Religious Building.
The Church and Friary of St Francis known locally as Gorton Monastery is a 19th-century former Franciscan friary in Gorton in east Manchester England. The Franciscans arrived in Gorton in December 1861 and built their friary between 1863 and 1867. Most of the building work was done by the friars themselves with a brother acting as clerk of works. The foundation stone for the church was laid in 1866 and completed in 1872; it closed for worship in 1989.
