St John's Church is a redundant 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]
St John's Church, Rawtenstall | |
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St John's Church, Rawtenstall Location in the Borough of Rossendale | |
53°42′01″N 2°16′25″W / 53.7003°N 2.2735°W | |
OS grid reference | SD 820 227 |
Location | Newchurch Road, Cloughfold, Rawtenstall, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Redundant |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 30 November 1984 |
Architect(s) | Paley, Austin and Paley |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1890 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, slate roof |
The church was built in 1889–90 to a design by the Lancaster architects Paley, Austin and Paley. It cost £5,000 (equivalent to £540,000 in 2021),[2] and provided seating for 500 people. The commission resulted from a competition assessed by Ewan Christian.[3][4] The church was declared redundant on 1 May 1976,[5] and has since been used as a warehouse.[1][6][7] Its rood screen was removed to St Nicholas' Church, Newchurch.[1]
St John's is constructed in sandstone with a slate roof. Its architectural style is 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]