Description

OSWALDTWISTLE NEW LANE
SD 72 NW
4/90 Church of Immanuel
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- II

Church, 1836-7, by J.& T. Stones; enlarged 1866-7. Coursed squared sandstone,
and snecked rock-faced stone, slate roof. Cruciform plan: west tower, nave;
transepts and chancel with organ house and side chapel (1866-7). Simple
Early English style. Three-stage tower incorporating porch has diagonal
buttresses to 1st stage, door with pointed arch, narrow lancets in each side,
coupled belfry lancets, and pinnacles. Buttressed 4-bay nave has tall coupled
lancets, transepts have 2 lancets and chancel 3 lancets with traceried heads.
Interior: wide nave with flat ceiling and west gallery (c.1840), approached
by reflected pair of staircases; 3 pointed arches at east end (organ house,
chancel, side chapel); in north transept 2 stained glass windows in Morris
style (1897); traceried chancel screen to commemorate coronation of
King Edward VII; and traceried oak Organ Screen early C20.

Listing NGR: SD7409627519

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q6004614

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas