Church of St Peter

CHURCH OF ST PETER, LANE SIDE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1072816
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, LANE SIDE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1072816
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, LANE SIDE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, LANE SIDE

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 78870 22756

Details

SD 72 SE HASLINGDEN LANE SIDE

5/109 Church of St. Peter - - II

Church, 1890, by Basil Champneys, ( uncompleted). Sandstone rubble, slate roof. Nave and chancel in one (originally intended as north aisle), with lean-to south aisle (in place of intended nave), octagonal east turret; in Decorated style. Six bays; walls battered at lower level; gabled porch to 2nd bay of north side has moulded arch flanked by buttresses; to the right a 2-light traceried window, to the left 3 similar windows, and in the easternmost bay at a slightly higher level coupled similar but slightly smaller windows: all these with hoodmoulds; larger 4-light west window and 3-light east window, also with hoodmoulds; at south-east corner an octagonal turret with belfry and battlements. Organ house at east end of present aisle, with tusking for continuation of intended chancel. Interior: 6-bay aisle arcade of octagonal columns and chamfered 2-centred arches; elegantly arch-braced Queen-strut roof with flat ceiling to the centre, except chancel end which has panelled wagon roof; on north wall a brass memorial plaque to the Reverend Weldon Champneys, M.A. of Brasenose College, Oxford, Vicar of Haslingden, Rural Dean of Whalley, Honorary Canon of Manchester Cathedral (etc) died 1892, erected by the parishioners inter alia "... as a recognition of the munificence of himself and his widow towards this church".

Listing NGR: SD7887022756

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
185687
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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