Church of St John the Divine, Holme Chapel

Church of St John the Divine, Holme Chapel
St John the Divine, Holme-in-Cliviger
West front of the church
Church of St John the Divine, Holme Chapel is located in the Borough of Burnley
Church of St John the Divine, Holme Chapel
Church of St John the Divine, Holme Chapel
Location in the Borough of Burnley
53°45′10″N 2°11′20″W / 53.7529°N 2.1890°W / 53.7529; -2.1890
OS grid referenceSD 876 285
LocationHolme Chapel, Cliviger, Burnley, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt John, Holme Chapel
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint John the Divine
Consecrated29 July 1794
Associated peopleDr T. D. Whitaker
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated1 April 1953
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNeoclassical
Groundbreaking1788
Completed1897
Construction cost£780
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryBlackburn
DeaneryBurnley
ParishSt John the Divine, Holme-in-Cliviger
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Chris Casey
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Ruth Pickles,
Parish administratorChristine Baldwin

The Church of St John the Divine is in Burnley Road, Holme Chapel, a village in the civil parish of Cliviger, near Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn, and the church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It was built between 1788 and 1794, replacing a small chapel, and is in simple Classical style. Above the west front is a bell turret with an octagonal cupola, and inside the church are carved oak stalls, moved from a demolished church, which include a poppyhead and misericords.