Bolton: St Barnabas
Overview
Grid reference: SD 709 96
The church, of quite substantial size, is built of red Accrington brick, in simple lancet style, and roofed with blue slates.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
An aisled nave with an organ chamber to the north and a chapel to the south; chancel with an apsidal sanctuary: west porch vestries, behind the apse, south chapel and organ chamber.
Description of Archaeology and History
Begun in 1911 and consecrated in 1913. The architect F.R. Freeman, was from Bolton.
Exterior Description
The church, of quite substantial size, is built of red Accrington brick, in simple lancet style, and roofed with blue slates. The facade of the west porch is simple, having an arched doorway with a window each side. Support is given by two small diagonal buttresses.
The two aisles are low and have roofs of shallow pitch. Each aisle is articulated by buttresses and-the bays between contain two windows apiece, apart from the easternmost on the south side which has an arched doorway in place of one window. At the east end, the south aisle terminates in a chapel, taller than the aisle and lit by windows of two lancet lights with a roundel at the top, while the north aisle has an organ chamber in the corresponding position.
The nave and chancel rise well clear of the aisles, and the clerestorey is divided into five bays by brick strips. The three bays of the nave have three windows each at clerestorey level, the middle one being taller than the other two. But the two chancel bays contain two and one light, respectively.
At the west end the pattern of three windows is repeated. A white stone cross hangs over the middle, and taller, light; above it is a wooden canopy, arch-braced and with steeply pitched roof.
The east end is contrasting with, its two tall lights in all three open faces of the three-sided apse. Rising thinly from the mass of blue-slate roofing at this end is a prickly iron cross. East of the apse, chapel and organ chamber is the single-storey vestry range, blending in with the design of the main body of the church, its windows being lancet lights in pairs.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
The east windows contain several small-scale figures in largely plain glazed lights.
Interior
Interior Description
The chief impression imparted by the interior is one of functional plainness and severity. Large expanses of brickwork are relieved solely by the wooden panelling in the chancel and by the windows.
The south chapel contains some small panels of painted glass, representing early vicars of the parish, Bishops Moorhouse and Knox, Queen Victoria and King George V.
The floor of the chancel sloping gently towards the west, is one of the more attractive features of the building, of tiles and marble paving which form two bold lozenge patterns. The nave floor also slopes down gently towards the chancel step, its centre aisle covered with a length of blue carpet.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
The High Altar is made of oak.
Reredos
Oak.
Stall
Oak choir stalls.
Pulpit
The Pulpit on the north side of the chancel arch, is of brick. Its reading desk is machicolated and looks curiously out of place, in a church that has no intrinsically individualisticfeatures. Above it and set into the wall is a heavy wooden tester, suspended from chains.
Lectern
The Lectern, set into the low chancel screen on the south side, is machicolated.
Organ (object)
The Organ is possibly German-made; exhaust action.
Font (object)
The Font is octagonal and made of stone, with a wooden top ledge. Originally it came from St. John's, Bolton.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SD 709 96
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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