Jireh Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Burnley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1995. Baptist chapel.
Jireh Baptist Church
- WRENN ID
- sharp-wattle-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Burnley
- Constituency
- Burnley MP: Oliver Ryan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1995
- Type
- Baptist chapel
- Address
- Jireh Baptist Church, Boot Way
- OS grid reference
- SD 842 324
- Coordinates
- 53.78851, -2.24069
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Jireh Baptist Church is a Baptist chapel dated 1853, located on Boot Way in Burnley. The building is constructed of coursed rock-faced sandstone rubble and features a slate roof. It is a small rectangular structure positioned at right angles to the street and is a single storey high. The facade has two windows and is symmetrical, with a plinth and a pedimental gable. The central doorway is tall and has altered double doors, which are accessed by one step, along with a plain overlight and a plain surround that includes a moulded cornice supported by large fluted consoles. Above the doorway is a rectangular plaque inscribed with "JIREH ERECTED A.D. MDCCCLIII." The facade also features tall segmental-headed windows with eared architraves and altered glazing, and in the pediment, there is an octagonal stone plaque with radial openings that serves as a ventilator. On the left side of the building, there are two tall square-headed windows with altered glazing. The interior is not accessible but is reported to be just a shell. The church was built by the Strict and Particular Baptists, a sect that is unique to this area.
Local climate
Jireh Baptist Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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