Church Of St Peter

SD 72 SE HASLINGDEN LANE SIDE

5/109 Church of St. Peter - - II

Church, 1890, by Basil Champneys, ( uncompleted). Sandstone rubble, slate roof. Nave and chancel in one (originally intended as north aisle), with lean-to south aisle (in place of intended nave), octagonal east turret; in Decorated style. Six bays; walls battered at lower level; gabled porch to 2nd bay of north side has moulded arch flanked by buttresses; to the right a 2-light traceried window, to the left 3 similar windows, and in the easternmost bay at a slightly higher level coupled similar but slightly smaller windows: all these with hoodmoulds; larger 4-light west window and 3-light east window, also with hoodmoulds; at south-east corner an octagonal turret with belfry and battlements. Organ house at east end of present aisle, with tusking for continuation of intended chancel. Interior: 6-bay aisle arcade of octagonal columns and chamfered 2-centred arches; elegantly arch-braced Queen-strut roof with flat ceiling to the centre, except chancel end which has panelled wagon roof; on north wall a brass memorial plaque to the Reverend Weldon Champneys, M.A. of Brasenose College, Oxford, Vicar of Haslingden, Rural Dean of Whalley, Honorary Canon of Manchester Cathedral (etc) died 1892, erected by the parishioners inter alia "... as a recognition of the munificence of himself and his widow towards this church".

Listing NGR: SD7887022756