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St John's Church, Great Harwood

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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
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series describe it as having been "handsome and assured with well-grouped elements", and having a "good if sober interior".
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The church was constructed in stone, its architectural style being late
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Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012),
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List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914)
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on 1 March 2006, and was demolished in 2009. Its
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St John's Church, Great Harwood, from the northeast
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St John's Church is located in the Borough of Hyndburn
53°46′58″N 2°24′24″W / 53.7827°N 2.4066°W / 53.7827; -2.4066
Great Harwood
Lancashire
Denomination
Anglican
parish church
Consecrated
Architect(s)
Austin and Paley
Church
Style
Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking
Anglican
parish church
Great Harwood
Lancashire
benefice
St Bartholomew, Great Harwood
parish
Austin and Paley
Lancaster
consecrated
Edmund Knox
bishop of Manchester
redundant
reredos
Perpendicular

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