Church of St Cross, Clayton
The Church of St Cross, Clayton, Manchester, is a Victorian church by William Butterfield, built in 1863–66. It was designated a grade II* listed building in 1963.[1]

The church is very tall, in Butterfield's trademark red brick, with blue brick and pale stone banding.[2] The style is Middle Pointed.[2] To the south-west, the church has a high tower, "narrow and tall, with slender angle buttresses and a steep pyramidal roof of banded slate, and a gabled south porch with 2-centred arched doorway".[1]

The interior has lost most of its furnishings but remains "unmistakably Butterfield".[2] It has a timber-framed roof with five-bay arcades, with patterns of coloured stone and tiles that have been echoed in late 20th century stencilling.[2] There is some notable stained glass of the patron saints of the British Isles.[2]

The churchyard contains the war graves of seven soldiers of World War I and two of World War II.[3]