Church

All Saints, Burnley

All Saints, Burnley

All Saints on Padiham Road, Burnley, is a Grade II Church of England parish church of 1846–49 by Weightman and Hadfield, paid for by the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall and the Dugdale cotton manufacturers of Lowerhouse.

Location
Burnley, Lancashire
Country
England
County
Lancashire
City / town
Burnley
Address
Padiham Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6LG
Postcode
BB12 6LG
Built
c.1846–49
Consecrated
17 November 1849
Architect
Weightman and Hadfield
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
All Saints
Diocese
Blackburn
Parish
Burnley West (All Saints with St John the Baptist)
Grade
II
Style
Simplified Decorated Gothic Revival
Materials
Sandstone ashlar, graduated slate roofs
Grid reference
SD 809 334
Opening hours
Normally open on Friday morning but currently closed due to building work on the Spire. Please see Twitter for updates.
Access
Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets in church

Overview

Historic England records a sandstone-ashlar church in a simplified Decorated style, with a nave and west steeple, aisles, south porch, north and south chapels, and a chancel with north vestry. The three-stage west tower, embraced by the aisles, carries a tall broach spire with lucarnes that is a landmark on this side of Burnley. Interior fittings include five-bay arcades on low cylindrical piers, an ornate chancel arch, the Shuttleworth chapel to the north and the Dugdale chapel to the south.

The foundation stone was laid on 1 January 1847 by J. P. Kay-Shuttleworth and James Dugdale. The church cost about £5,000 and was consecrated on 17 November 1849 by James Prince Lee, Bishop of Manchester. It is now in the Diocese of Blackburn, in the parish of Burnley West (All Saints with St John the Baptist). Listed Grade II on 29 September 1977 (NHLE 1245007); listing NGR SD8092533488. The east window, on the theme of Creation, is by the Burnley-born artist Brian Clarke.

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