St John's Church, Great Harwood
| St John's Church | |
|---|---|
 St John's Church, Great Harwood, from the northeast | |
  St John's Church Location in Hyndburn | |
| 53°46′58″N 2°24′24″W / 53.7827°N 2.4066°W | |
| Location | St Hubert's Road, Great Harwood, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Former parish church |
| Consecrated | 1 October 1912 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Austin and Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 27 May 1911 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Closed | 1 March 2006 |
| Demolished | 2009 |
St John's Church was an Anglican parish church in St Hubert's Road, Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. Its benefice has been united with that of St Bartholomew, Great Harwood.[1]
History
[edit]St John's Church originated as a mission church in the Old Butts Chapel in 1881. In 1898 a new church was built, and in 1908 St John's became a separate parish. It was decided to build a new church, the foundation stone of which was laid on 27 May 1911.[2] It was designed by the architects Austin and Paley of Lancaster.[3] The new church was consecrated on 1 October 1912 by the Rt Revd Edmund Knox, bishop of Manchester. There had been plans to build a west tower but, when the funds were raised for this in the 1950s, it was discovered that the foundations were inadequate, and a new northwest porch was built instead. This was opened in 1961.[2] The church was declared redundant on 1 March 2006, and was demolished in 2009.[3][4][5] Its reredos was moved to St Margaret's Church, Oldham.[2]
Architecture
[edit]The church was constructed in stone, its architectural style being late Perpendicular. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as having been "handsome and assured with well-grouped elements", and having a "good if sober interior".[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ St Bartholomew, Great Harwood, Church of England, retrieved 10 April 2012
- ^ a b c St John's Church, St Bartholomew, Great Harwood, retrieved 10 April 2012
- ^ a b Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 248, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- ^ Diocese of Blackburn: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, p. 3, retrieved 10 April 2012
- ^ Welcome, St Bartholomew, Great Harwood, retrieved 10 April 2012
- ^ Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 309, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9