St Barnabas' Church, Darwen
| St Barnabas' Church, Darwen | |
|---|---|
 St Barnabas' Church, Darwen | |
  St Barnabas' Church, Darwen Location in Blackburn with Darwen | |
| 53°40′54″N 2°27′30″W / 53.6817°N 2.4584°W | |
| Location | Darwen, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Barnabas, Darwen |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Barnabas |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Paley and Austin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1884 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, Westmorland slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Archdeaconry | Blackburn |
| Deanery | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Parish | St Barnabas, Darwen |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Revd J. P. Milton-Thompson |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Ellen Brawn, Maggie Vernon |
| Parish administrator | Ellen Brawn |
St Barnabas' Church is in Watery Street, Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Blackburn with Darwen, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with that of St Mary, Grimehills.[1]
The church was built in 1884 as a mission church, and designed by the Lancaster partnership of Paley and Austin.[2] It cost £1,462 (£Error when using {{Inflation}}: |end_year=2,025 (parameter 4) is greater than the latest available year (2,023) in index "UK". in 2025),[3] and provided seating for 360 people.[4] It is constructed in stone, with a Westmorland slate roof. On the church is a bellcote with a pyramidal slated roof. Its windows are square-headed. The church contains stained glass windows dating from 1963 by Shrigley and Hunt.[2]
See also
References
- ^ St Barnabas, Darwen, Church of England, retrieved 6 October 2011
- ^ a b Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 269, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 234, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
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