Church of St John the Evangelist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BLACKBURN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361942
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BLACKBURN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361942
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BLACKBURN ROAD
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, BLACKBURN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Rossendale (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 78372 25429
Details
SD 72 NE HASLINGDEN BLACKBURN ROAD Stone Fold
Church of St. John the 1/81 Evangelist - - II
Church, 1882, by Basil Champneys for Miss Martha Turner of Carter Place. Snecked sandstone, stone slate roof. Nave with west bellcote, south aisle under catslide roof, chancel with south-east organ house and vestry; in vernacular form with Decorated detail. Walls battered at lower level; 4-bay nave has on north side in 1st bay a gabled porch with moulded arch and slate-hung gable, in the other bays three large 3-light windows with different reticulated tracery and hoodmoulds, large 6-light traceried west window; chancel has a rectangular 2-light window with mouchettes in the head, a rectangular niche with similar tracery containing a statue of the Evangelist, and a large 5-light east window with flowing tracery. Roof carried to very low level over south aisle, the wall blind except for mullioned 4-light window at west end. Interior: aisle arcade of octagonal columns and double-chamfered 2-centred arches; king-post roof trusses to semi-circular vaulted roof (stencil decorated in chancel); semicircular triple-chamfered chancel arch; priest door with moulded surround, cusp-headed sedilia, carved wooden panelling in chancel; brass wall plaque lettered "+To the glory of God this Church was erected by Miss Martha Turner of Carter Place in this parish mdccc1xxxii+".
Listing NGR: SD7837225429
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 185659
- 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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