Former Church of St John
FORMER CHURCH OF ST JOHN, BACUP ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163867
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St John
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST JOHN, BACUP ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163867
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St John
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST JOHN, BACUP 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:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST JOHN, BACUP 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 82046 22692
Details
SD 82 SW RAWTENSTALL BACUP ROAD Cloughfold 6/152 - Former Church of St John
- II
Church, 1890, by Austin and Paley; now warehouse. Snecked sandtone, slate roof. On north-south axis: nave with low aisles, double transepts, base of intended south-west tower; in Arts and Crafts Perpendicular style. Buttressed gable to road has set-back upper wall with large 4-light traceried window in a recessed panel; to 1st bay on east side is a gabled porch with moulded arched doorway, front wall extended sideways each side to make buttresses, and circular side-wall window with flamboyant tracery; aisles have flat-headed 2-light windows, nave has 4 large segmental-head 4-light windows with Perpendicular tracery; twin-gabled transepts have tall 2-light window in each gable. Base of tower at south-west corner has diagonal buttresses, moulded arched doorway, a band of blind arcading above this, and a pyramidal roof. Interior: mostly obscured by present contents, but appears largely unaltered except where high chancel arch has been damaged by removal of Rood (now in Church of St. Nicholas, Church Street, Newchurch, q.v.).
Listing NGR: SD8204622692
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 185730
- 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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