Church of St Nicholas With St John
CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS WITH ST JOHN, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1072799
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas With St John
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS WITH ST JOHN, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1072799
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas With St John
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS WITH ST JOHN, CHURCH STREET
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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 NICHOLAS WITH ST JOHN, CHURCH STREET
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 83428 22339
Details
RAWTENSTALL
255/6/174 CHURCH STREET 07-JUN-1971 NEWCHURCH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS WITH ST JOHN
II* Church. The 3rd on this site, dated 1825 over west door, with chancel added 1897 by RB Preston. Dressed sandstone. West tower, 7-bay 2-storey nave, 3-bay chancel. Embattled 3-stage tower has diagonal buttresses finished with gablets at 2nd stage, moulded arched west doorway with small niche over the apex, above this a lozenge-shaped tablet lettered GEO IV REX 1825, arched windows with hoodmoulds on west and south sides of 2nd stage, clockfaces above these, and on each side at top stage belfry louvres like the windows. At the south east corner a rectangular stair turret rises through the embracing roof of the nave to the embattled parapet which has corner pinnacles. Nave (partly embracing tower) has rusticated quoins, square windows with hoodmoulds, all of 2 arched lights with hollow chamfered mullions and surrounds, and hollow spandrels: one on each floor in the west gable wall, 7 on each floor at the sides, except ground floor of 1st bay which has arched doorway on south side, rectangular on north side. Chancel has clasping buttresses, set-back upper walls, with two arched 2-light windows to the south, 3 to the north side, and transomed 4-light east window.
INTERIOR. 3-sided gallery with Gothic panelling to front, supported by stout octagonal columns with splayed caps (probably surviving from 2nd church of 1561), above the gallery slimmer octagonal columns to 6-bay arcade. Bow-string boarded aisle roofs with tie beams which are moulded and have embattled tops. Boarded barrel-vaulted nave roof has large moulded and embattled tie beams and queen posts. High moulded chancel arch. Chancel has hammerbeam roof, Gothic carved wooden panelling, canopied sedilia and bishops throne, and very elaborate canopied choir stalls said to be copied from Whalley Abbey. Parts of former box pews, some with C18 dates and inscriptions, now form dado of aisles and panelling of vestry, some of latter dated 1708 and inscribed with names of Churchwardens. Chancel arch contains ex situ Rood formerly in Church of St. John, Bacup Road, Cloughfold (q.v.). On south wall of porch in tower is carved datestone of 2nd building bearing initials of Elizabeth I, date 1561, and Royal Arms of England including French fleur-de-lys.
The 1825 parts of this church are an unusual example of 'self-build' by the parishioners without an architect, the water-shot coursing of the stone being more usually associated with local farmbuildings. The special atmosphere is enhanced by rich fittings especially in the later chancel.
Listing NGR: SD8342822339
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 185753
- 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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