Longholme Methodist Church
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Longholme Methodist Church | |
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![]() Longholme Methodist Church, 2007 | |
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Country | England |
Denomination | Methodist |
Website | Rossendale Circuit |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founder(s) | Thomas, David and Peter Whitehead |
Dedicated | 18 March 1842 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Style | Greek Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1840 |
Completed | End 1842 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Stone |
Longholme Methodist Church is Methodist church in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. 53°42′04″N 2°17′10″W / 53.70103°N 2.28619°W The current building is the third used for methodist worship in Rawtenstall. It cost £7,000 and was opened on 18 March 1842. It provided 1300 seats for worshippers.[1] The building was designed by John Simpson of Leeds.[2] It was financed by the brothers Thomas, David and Peter Whitehead,[2] local businessmen who are buried in a shared grave in the churchyard.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Longholme Methodist Church". www.rossendale-fhhs.org.uk. Rossendale Family History Society. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Longholme Methodist, Bacup Road | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Fisher, peter. "Rawtenstall - Peter Fisher". peterfisher.smugmug.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.