Former United Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1971. A Victorian Church. 2 related planning applications.
Former United Methodist Church
- WRENN ID
- pale-iron-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rossendale
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen MP: Andy MacNae (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1971
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Former United Methodist Church, Haslingden Road, BB4 6QU
- OS grid reference
- SD 808 226
- Coordinates
- 53.70012, -2.29134
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former United Methodist Church, built between 1855 and 1857 by Noble, is now the premises of the Rawtenstall OAP Association. The church is constructed of ashlar stone with a slate roof and has a rectangular plan measuring 5 by 6 bays. It is situated on a sloping site that rises to the rear, with the gable end facing the road raised on an ashlar-walled terrace approximately 3 metres high. The building is two storeys tall and designed in a classical style, featuring a giant tetrastyle Corinthian portico with a plain frieze, a prominent dentilled cornice, and a pediment. The ground floor has segmental-headed openings with architraves, including two doors and three sash windows with glazing bars, while the upper floor has five similar windows. The façade is adorned with Corinthian pilasters and clasping pilasters. The six-bay side walls are pilastered and have round-headed windows on both floors, with pilastered jambs and moulded heads, also sashed with glazing bars. A later addition to the rear is not included in the listing. The church was established by the Whitehead brothers of Holly Mount following disagreements at the Longholme Methodist Chapel.
Local climate
Former United Methodist Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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