St Peter's Church, Darwen

St Peter's Church, Darwen
St Peter's Church, Darwen, from the southwest
St Peter's Church, Darwen is located in Blackburn with Darwen
St Peter's Church, Darwen
St Peter's Church, Darwen
Location in Blackburn with Darwen
53°41′44″N 2°27′52″W / 53.6955°N 2.4645°W / 53.6955; -2.4645
OS grid referenceSD 694,222
LocationBank Street, Darwen, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipLiberal Catholic
WebsiteSt Peter, Darwen
History
Former name(s)Holy Trinity, Darwen
StatusParish church
Founded19 July 1827
DedicationSaint Peter
Consecrated13 September 1829
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationII*
Designated27 September 1984
Architect(s)Thomas Rickman and
Henry Hutchinson
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1827
Completed1829
Construction cost£6,786
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryBlackburn
DeaneryBlackburn with Darwen
ParishSt Peter, Darwen
Clergy
Vicar(s)Reverend Canon Fleur Green
Curate(s)Reverend David Stephenson
Laity
Reader(s)Janet Upton
Churchwarden(s)Douglas Hargreaves, Phil Leather
Flower guildBrenda Wheatley
Parish administratorAnne Carus

St Peter's Church (formerly Holy Trinity Church) is in Bank Street, Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Blackburn with Darwen, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.[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 Peter, Darwen, Church of England, retrieved 17 December 2011
  2. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Blackburn with Darwen (1163042)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 December 2011
  3. ^ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818–1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 327, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4