Church of St John the Evangelist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURCH SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1205660
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURCH SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1205660
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURCH SQUARE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURCH SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Burnley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 87635 32401
Details
SD 83 SE WORSTHORNE WITH CHURCH SQUARE HURSTWOOD Worsthorne
3/38 Church of St. John the Evangelist 17.12.1968 GV II
Church, now church and assembly rooms. 1834-5, said to be by Lewis Vulliamy (Pevsner), with chancel 1894 by W.B. Colbram, west tower 1903 by Austin and Paley; altered internally. Squared sandstone (chancel rockfaced, tower snecked), slate roof. Early English style. Wide 5-bay nave (formerly a galleried auditorium) has shallow buttresses and a large lancet in each bay. Added chancel in matching style, with triple lancet east window. Stout west tower of square plan and 3 unequal stages, the upper half set back, has broad clasping pilaster-strips, moulded arched west doorway with shafts and hoodmould (up 5 steps protected on one side by modern wrought iron railings incorporating symbols of local history and economy, e.g. shuttle, mine winding gear, cattle); above the door coupled lancets with hoodmoulds, small chamfered windows to ringing chamber, single small arched belfry louvres, flanked by roundels, and set-back parapet with corner cops. Interior: laterally partitioned in 1973 making 2-storey assembly rooms in west end; galleries removed 1902, plaster removed 1929; moulded arches to chancel and organ house, and elaborate open-work roof trusses survive. History: closely connected with Hargreaves and Thursby families of Ormerod Hall, colliery proprietors and principal contributors to all stages of building.
Listing NGR: SD8763532401
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184044
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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