Roman Catholic Church of Saint John Southworth and Attached Presbytery is a Grade II listed building in the South Ribble local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1984. Church, presbytery. 1 related planning application.
Roman Catholic Church of Saint John Southworth and Attached Presbytery
- WRENN ID
- keen-oriel-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ribble
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1984
- Type
- Church, presbytery
- Address
- Roman Catholic Church of Saint John Southworth and Attached Presbytery, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, PR5 0UL
- OS grid reference
- SD 593 303
- Coordinates
- 53.76764, -2.61813
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Roman Catholic Church of Saint John Southworth and its attached presbytery were built in 1818. The structure features rubble with stone quoins and dressings, topped by a hipped slate roof at the west end, which covers the presbytery. The chapel has a rectangular plan, with an entrance at the east end that includes a round-headed doorway framed by stone jambs. Above the doorway is a stone tablet inscribed with the words: "HOLINESS BESEEMETH THY HOUSE O LORD AT ALL TIMES. PS. 92 1818."
On each side of the chapel, there are four stilted lunettes with radiating glazing bars, and two additional windows in the east gable, which are currently blocked. The presbytery is two stories tall and has three symmetrical bays, with a facade finished in scored stucco. It features a moulded stone doorcase with a semi-circular fan light, and a modern glazed porch has been added. All windows in the presbytery are sash with glazing bars. The hipped roof includes a chimney on the hip, another on the ridge behind, and a belfry at the apex.
Inside the chapel, the space is simply designed with a flat ceiling. There is an east gallery supported by two iron columns. The rear wall behind the altar has a large framing recess with a wide depressed arch flanked by Ionic columns, which support a dentilled cornice and frieze inscribed with "ECCE PANIS ANGELORUM." The altar is surrounded by a curved communion rail with stick balusters.
Local climate
Roman Catholic Church of Saint John Southworth and Attached Presbytery sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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