St John's Church, Rawtenstall
| St John's Church, Rawtenstall | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Gothic Revival | | |
| Completed | 1890 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roof | |
St John's Church is a
Anglican church in Newchurch Road, Cloughfold, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The church was built in 1889–90 to a design by the
St Nicholas' Church, Newchurch.[1]
Architecture
St John's is constructed in
Arts and Crafts Perpendicular. The church stands on a north–south axis, and its plan consists of a nave with low aisles, a chancel, a porch, and double transepts.[1] At the southwest is the base of an intended tower incorporating a porch, which rises to a height of only 10 feet (3 m).[6] It contains diagonal buttresses, a doorway above which is blind arcading, and a pyramidal roof.[1]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Former Church of St John, Rawtenstall (1163867)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 11 June 2022
- ^ Price (1998), p. 90
- ^ Brandwood et al. (2012), pp. 148–149, 238
- ^ Diocese of Manchester: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, p. 4, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ a b Brandwood et al. (2012), pp. 148–149
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 554
Sources
- Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- Hartwell, Clare; ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- Price, James (1998), Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836–1942, Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies, ISBN 1-86220-054-8
