Church of St John Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Blackburn with Darwen local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1951. Church.
Church of St John Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- other-bracket-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Blackburn MP: Mr Adnan Hussain (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 November 1951
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St John Evangelist, Victoria Street
- OS grid reference
- SD 683 283
- Coordinates
- 53.75067, -2.48209
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John Evangelist, built in 1789, is located on Victoria Street and is no longer used for ecclesiastical purposes. An addition was made to the vestry in 1865 by J Brindley, and galleries and chancel additions were completed in 1891. The church features a prominent west tower that consists of four stages. The lowest stage is rusticated, while the first storey has chamfered corners. The second stage, which serves as the belfry, is octagonal and is accented by Doric columns at the corners, with the top stage also being octagonal. The west façade includes a Venetian-style window, and the side walls are adorned with pedimented Venetian windows, complemented by semi-circular clerestory lights. The Church of St John and the adjacent properties at Nos 25 to 31 (odd) form a group with Nos 51 and 53 James Street.
Local climate
Church of St John Evangelist sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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