St John the Divine's Church, Pemberton

St John the Divine's Church, Pemberton
St John the Divine's Church, Pemberton is located in Greater Manchester
St John the Divine's Church, Pemberton
St John the Divine's Church, Pemberton
Location in Greater Manchester
53°32′13″N 2°40′59″W / 53.5369°N 2.6830°W / 53.5369; -2.6830
OS grid referenceSD 548,047
LocationChurch Street,
Lamberhead Green, Pemberton, Wigan,
Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt John the Divine, Pemberton
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint John the Divine
Consecrated26 September 1832
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated8 August 1999
Architect(s)Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1830
Completed1832
Construction cost£4,913
Specifications
Capacity900
MaterialsBrick, sandstone dessings
Slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLiverpool
ArchdeaconryWarrington
DeaneryWigan
ParishPemberton
Clergy
Priest(s)Revd Philip Anderson
Assistant priest(s)Revd Christine Warrilow
Laity
Churchwarden(s)David Roy Parfitt
Brenda Brookes

St John the Divine's Church is in Church Street, Lamberhead Green, Pemberton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3]

  1. ^ St John, Pemberton, Church of England, retrieved 11 April 2012
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Divine, Wigan (1384458)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2012
  3. ^ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818–1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 335, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4