Roman Catholic Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the St. Helens local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 January 1971. Church. 2 related planning applications.

Roman Catholic Church of St Bartholomew

WRENN ID
ragged-vault-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston MP: Ms Marie Rimmer (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 January 1971
Type
Church
Address
Roman Catholic Church of St Bartholomew, Warrington Road, Rainhill, L35 6NY
OS grid reference
SJ 501 903
Coordinates
53.40763, -2.75091
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Roman Catholic Church of St Bartholomew, built in 1840, is a very imposing structure located on Warrington Road in Rainhill. The west end features six massive fluted Ionic columns supporting a frieze and pediment, accessed by steps leading to a large door beneath a portico. Inside, the church has tall, massive Corinthian columns that create the aisles, and a round apse topped with a half-dome. The nave is covered by a coffered barrel vault ceiling.

Local climate

Roman Catholic Church of St Bartholomew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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