St Andrew's Church, Burnley facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Andrew's Church, Burnley |
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| Parish Church of St Andrew with St Margaret and St James, Burnley | |
St Andrew's Church, Burnley, from the northeast
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| OS grid reference | SD 846 340 |
| Location | Colne Road, Burnley, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Andrew, Burnley |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 29 September 1977 |
| Architect(s) | J. Medland Taylor Austin and Paley (restoration) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1866 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roof |
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| Parish | Burnley St Andrew with Burnley St Margaret and Burnley St James |
| Deanery | Burnley |
| Archdeaconry | Blackburn |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Province | York |
St Andrew's Church is a historic building located on Colne Road in Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church, which means it's part of the Church of England and serves the local community. The church is officially recognized as a Grade II listed building, highlighting its importance and the need to protect it.
A Look Back in Time
St Andrew's Church was built between 1866 and 1867. It was designed by an architect named J. Medland Taylor. In 1869, the area around the church became its own special church district. Later, in 1898, the church was updated and repaired. This kind of update is sometimes called a "restoration." The work was done by architects from Lancaster, Austin and Paley. During the 1900s, a special room for baptisms, called a baptistery, was added to the church.
What the Church Looks Like
St Andrew's Church is built from strong sandstone and has a roof made of slate. It's designed in a style called "Gothic Revival." This style brings back ideas from old medieval churches. The church has a main area called a nave. At the west end of the nave is the baptistery. On either side of the nave are north and south aisles. At the east end is the chancel, which has a rounded or many-sided end called a polygonal apse. There's also a north vestry (a room for clergy) and a south chapel. A tall, pointed structure called a steeple stands at the southwest corner. The steeple has three parts, with a door at the bottom. It also has a clock and openings for bells. At the very top of the steeple is a broach spire, which is a pyramid-shaped roof. It has four small windows, called lucarnes, sticking out. At the west end of the nave, there's a large window with four sections. There's also a decorative, clover-shaped opening called a quatrefoil. Along the sides of the nave, you can see two half-windows that stick out from the roof, known as dormer windows. The north aisle has four sections, or bays, each with a two-light window. The south aisle has three bays, with two two-light windows and one three-light window. The windows in the vestry and chapel all have two lights. The apse has three windows, each with three lights. Inside the church, you can see an open timber roof. The decorative screen behind the altar, called the reredos, and almost all the beautiful stained glass windows were made by an artist named Kempe.
See also
- Listed buildings in Burnley
- List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914)
- Places of worship in Burnley
