The Church was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, an architect who was commisioned by Sir William Houldsworth local mill owner.It was built between 1881 and 1883 and was named after Houldsworth's wife.
The church was built from Openshaw brick with Wrexham stone dressings and its belltower contains eight bells.
There is a marble screen with four figures on top, possibly the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
St. Elisabeth's is an Anglo-Catholic church, i.e. high church within the Church of England.There is an excellent choir, and the church has a reputation for maintaining a choral tradition of a high standard.
The parish also has a very fine pipe organ, which was built at the same time as the church by one of the top organ builders of the time, Hill and Son of London.
A rectory, also designed by Alfred Waterhouse, was built for the church in 1874. It, and the walls the south and west of the church, are all grade II* listed buildings.
Information taken from
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elisabeth%27s_Church_%28Reddish%29
St Elizabeth Church, Reddish
http://www.saintelisabeths.org/
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