St John the Evangelist, Crawshawbooth
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St John the Evangelist, Crawshawbooth
Image: © Paul Anderson Taken: 2 Apr 2007
In 1888 Thomas Brooks who owned Sunnyside Print works and also a number of quarries in the Rossendale area donated the land and £3,000 towards the building of St John the Evangelist (total cost approx. £12,000), the exterior of which is built of local stone with 'York' stone dressing and the interior is red Rainhill sandstone. The Church which was consecrated on the 25th October 1892 is often referred to as "The Cathedral of Rossendale".
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Image Location
Latitude
53.722586
Longitude
-2.289113