St Matthew's Church, Burnley
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St Matthew's Church is in St Matthew's Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England.[lower-alpha 1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The original church was built between 1876 and 1879, and was designed by William Waddington and Sons. This burnt down in 1927 and was replaced by the present church. In the 1970s St Matthew's joined with the neighbouring Holy Trinity Church.
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St Matthew's Church, Burnley | |
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53.7837°N 2.2546°W / 53.7837; -2.2546 | |
Location | St Matthew Street, Burnley, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Churchmanship | Liberal Catholic |
Website | http://www.stmatthewsburnley.com |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 7 October 1876 |
Consecrated | 1 November 1879 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | William Waddington, Henry Paley |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1876 |
Completed | 1931 |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Blackburn |
Deanery | Burnley |
Parish | Burnley (Habergham Eaves) St. Matthew the Apostle with Holy Trinity |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd Alex Frost |
Assistant priest(s) | Rev. Kat Gregory-Witham |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Mrs J. M. Mackrell |
Organist(s) | Peter Harrison |
Churchwarden(s) | Walter Jackson, Audrey Palmer, Harry Rowe, Stuart Smith |
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