Brierfield Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Pendle local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Chapel.

Brierfield Methodist Church

WRENN ID
fossil-nave-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pendle
Constituency
Burnley MP: Oliver Ryan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1988
Type
Chapel
Address
Brierfield Methodist Church, Colne Road
OS grid reference
SD 846 365
Coordinates
53.82498, -2.23454
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Brierfield Methodist Church is a chapel built in 1861, as indicated by a dual date plaque on the gable, which is edged with laurel leaves. The church is constructed of ashlar stone and features a blue slate roof. Its symmetrical gable front is adorned with a dentilled pediment and quoins in relief. The lower portion of the building is rusticated and includes a semi-circular arch-headed window with a large, reticulated keystone on either side of two central doors that have semi-circular heads and decorated keystones. The doors are six-fielded panel doors topped with a fanlight. The façade is enhanced by three Tuscan pilasters, which are topped with a triglyph frieze and a dentilled cornice. There are four windows with segmental heads, each with a cornice supported by ornamented consoles, and all windows feature margin glazing. A plain frieze runs along the eaves.

Local climate

Brierfield Methodist 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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