St John's Church, Rawtenstall | |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Borough of Rossendale |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Map Caption: | Location in the Borough of Rossendale |
Location: | Newchurch Road, Cloughfold, Rawtenstall, Lancashire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.7003°N -2.2735°W |
Osgraw: | SD 820 227 |
Functional Status: | Redundant |
Heritage Designation: | Grade II |
Designated Date: | 30 November 1984 |
Architect: | Paley, Austin and Paley |
Architectural Type: | Church |
Style: | Gothic Revival |
Completed Date: | 1890 |
Materials: | Sandstone, slate roof |
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.
The church was built in 1889–90 to a design by the Lancaster architects Paley, Austin and Paley. It cost £5,000, and provided seating for 500 people. The commission resulted from a competition assessed by Ewan Christian. The church was declared redundant on 1 May 1976, and has since been used as a warehouse. Its rood screen was removed to St Nicholas' Church, Newchurch.
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. At the southwest is the base of an intended tower incorporating a porch, which rises to a height of only 10feet. It contains diagonal buttresses, a doorway above which is blind arcading, and a pyramidal roof.