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St John’s Church, Bacup Application for conversion from church to residential
dwelling within a Conservation Area
Heritage Statement December 2014
St John’s Church, Bacup Heritage Statement November 2011 2
Contents 1.0 Introduction
2.0 Policy Context
3.0 Historical Context 4.0 Architectural and Historical Merit 5.0 Indications Of The Vulnerability Of The Site / Heritage Assessment 6.0 Impact of the Proposed Development 7.0 Proposed Scheme And Its Effect On The Heritage Significance
8.0 Conclusions
9.0 Appendices
10.0 References
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1.0 Introduction 1. The purpose of this document is as follows:
• To set out the history and architectural interest of St John’s church in order to assess the heritage significance of this asset in their context.
• To assess the condition of the heritage of the building. • To assess the impact of the proposed building conversion and redevelopment of the site on this
heritage. • To provide a scope of works and make recommendations to ensure that the heritage of the
building and their site context will be properly conserved and respected in the carrying out of the development.
2. This report has been prepared by Artform Architects to support the planning and listed building consent application for the refurbishment and conversion of St John’s Church into a residential dwelling. This document should be read in conjunction with all drawings and design & access statement produced by Artform Architects, and with the other material accompanying the Planning and Listed Building Consent applications. This should also be read in conjunction with all structural surveys and drawings undertaken by Studio One Consulting Structural Engineers.
3. The property is located in Bacup, about 5 miles north of Rochdale and 4 miles east of Rawtenstall. Burnley is about 6 miles to the north. The building is located close to the centre of Bacup, fronting Burnley Road (A671) and in an elevated position.
4. The church gained grade II listed status on 30th November 1984. The grade II status meaning it is deemed
nationally important and of special interest.
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2.0 The Policy Context 5. The legislation governing listed buildings and conservation areas is the Planning (Listed Buildings and
Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as interpreted by the National Planning Policy Framework. The Act states that local planning authorities when making decisions must: ‘have special regard to the desirability of preserving a listed building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses’.
6. It is stated within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) at Paragraph 128 that: In determining applications, local planning authorities should require an applicant to describe the significance of any heritage assets affected, including any contribution made by their setting. The level of detail should be proportionate to the assets’ importance and no more than is sufficient to understand the potential impact of the proposal on their significance.
7. At Paragraph 131, the NPPF says that: In determining planning applications, local planning authorities should take account of:
• the desirability of sustaining and enhancing the significance of heritage assets and putting them to viable uses consistent with their conservation;
• the positive contribution that conservation of heritage assets can make to sustainable communities including their economic vitality; and
• the desirability of new development making a positive contribution to local character and distinctiveness.
8. Rossendale’s Local Development Framework Rossendale's Core Strategy was adopted on 8th November 2011 and is the key Development Plan Document in the Local Development Framework (LDF). Withthin the document - AVP 2: Strategy for Bacup, Stacksteads, Britannia and Weir states the following:
Within Bacup, Stacksteads, Britannia and Weir it is proposed that: Heritage and Sense of Place - The distinct local heritage and sense of place of the area will be conserved and enhanced, particularly through regeneration initiatives.
Further policies for this area will be developed through the Local Development Framework. This will build on the area’s distinct sense of place, available regeneration opportunities, and promote Bacup’s vitality and viability. It will also seek to strengthen links within the town and to nearby settlements and key attractions and the open countryside. Lee Quarry is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Council will seek to ensure the conservation and enhancement of the special features of this SSSI.
Housing - Limited residential development on infill sites in Weir and Britannia will be supported where they contribute to the aims of the HMR area or any future programmes. Larger housing schemes will be accommodated in Stacksteads and Bacup where they contribute to the aims of the HMR area or any future programmes.
9. The local plan seeks to overcome these problems through high quality investment in new housing, public investment in improving the appearance of existing housing, environmental improvements and attention to community development.
10. The church sits within Character Area 7: Burnley Road. As described within the Rawtenstall LDF:
Burnley Road is one of the four main roads out of Bacup and contains a large number of prestigious mainly mid to late 19th century buildings including two churches (St John’s and the Central Methodist), the former
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St John’s Sunday School of 1908, now a Scout HQ, a large stone building of 1892 which is now used as a Community Centre, and the adjoining 1920s Post Office. It also contains some late 19th century terraced houses with ground floor shops, a small public garden, and the former cinema, once used as a bingo club but now empty. A War Memorial is an important feature close to St James Square. There were two large mills on the edge of the town in Burnley Road, Underbank Mill was built in 1837 (only part of the original building remains) and Waterside Mill was built in 1839 (both are currently just outside the Conservation Area boundary). Trees in the front garden to Hempsteads and in St John’s Churchyard are a welcome break in the street scene, and there is a small public garden slightly further along Burnley Road to the north. 7.1 Key positive features St John’s Church, St Mary’s RC Church, Trinity Baptist Church and the Central Methodist Church all lie within the Conservation Area boundary – all are 19th century but only St John’s Church is listed (grade II).
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3.0 Historical Context Historical maps of the church and the context can be seen in Appendix 001.
11. The following is a brief history of rise of places of worship within the area of Bacup. The first setting of a chapel in the locality was in 1511 a Newchurch, a small church on the way to Rawtenstall. This achieved parochial rights in 1550. A parish church was not built in Bacup until 1788, although non-conformism in the area was already well established by this time and brought many people into area. This also encouraged further settlement and ultimately the industrialisation of the town. The woollen good being produced by 1750 in the area was bringing relative prosperity to the area. The handloom weavers who had previously worked from home moved down into the town to be closer to the mills. Nos. 8 and 10 Esther Place, Todmorden Road, are just outside the Conservation Area but provide an example of an 18th century weaver’s cottage (grade II). Bacup was still little more than a village at this time, with actual power split between the church authorities which controlled the parishes of Whalley and Rochdale. As the River Irwell was the parish boundary, Bacup therefore lay on the edge of both authorities, creating a context with little administrative authority which was not changed until well after the new parish church was built in 1788. The years that followed saw Bacup grow and the introduction of Turnpike Roads in c.1754 gave even more rise to the area. It was then the first town to attain Borough status. A sense of civic pride developed during this period of change, resulting in the construction of some of Bacup’s most important municipal buildings. These include the Market Hall, built 1867, the Mechanic’s Institute, built in 1846 and acquired by the Council in 1908, Maden Baths, built for the town by John Henry Maden MP in 1893, and the Police Station, constructed in 1857 and incorporating a Courtroom which doubled as a Council Chamber for the newly incorporated Borough of Bacup from 1882. It was around this period that new places of worship were also provided: • Christ Church, Beech Street (to the east of the Conservation Area) 1854 • St John’s Church, Burnley Road 1882 (replacing the church of 1788 which collapsed in 1881) • St Mary’s R C Church Bankside Lane, late 19th century • Various non-conformist churches and chapels of which only the Central Methodist Church in Burnley
Road • (1890s) and the Trinity Baptist Church (1908) remain in the Conservation Area
12. Description of the history of St John’s Church and site in the 18th century:
The population of Bacup increased significantly towards the end of the 18th century. the inhabitants were required go over the hill tops to worship and to bury their dead at St Nicholas, Newchurch, which was often a torturous and hazardous journey. It was decided to build a chapel of ease to St Nicholas and in 1788 the Rev. William Cleaver DD, Lord Bishop of Chester consecrated the church of St John's. The people of Bacup could now attend St John's for baptisms and burials but not for marriage, as this stayed the monopoly of St Nicholas until it became a parish in its own rights in 1837.
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Soon after reaching parish status, due to a large increase in the population, St John's lost a large portion of its area when Holy Trinity, was opened at Stacksteads in 1840. In 1854 it lost one hundred acres to Christ Church and in 1865 it suffered more shrinkage when St Saviour's was consecrated. In 1814 a parsonage was built and in 1848 the Bacup National School was built on Burnley Road just above the church. On the 19th April 1871 the church suffered a total collapse of the building and service were transferred to the Sunday School which itself was in a poor condition by this time. The cause of collapse was twofold - firstly, the grounds around the church been used as a graveyard with close to seven thousand burials and the depth of some graves served to undermine the foundations of the church. Secondly, the south wall of the church had shown for some years a bulge due to the weight of the balcony, which had been propped up to prevent collapse and by 1865 the balcony had been closed to the public. In 1877 with the induction of the Rev. Arthur Phillips a new church was built at a cost of £15,000 and was dedicated in 1883. It was also under the stewardship of Rev. Phillips that the School was rebuilt in 1907. The boundaries of the parish have been the cause of disputes in its early years as the parish is at the junction of many ancient boundaries: part is within the ancient parish of Whalley, and part is within the ancient parish of Rochdale, parts are within the manor of Spotland, the manor of Rochdale and the manor of Accrington. Part is within the township of Newchurch and part is within the township of Brandwood.
13. Description of the history of St John’s Church and site in the 19th century:
Bacup was also notable for the many churches and non-conformist chapels which were built in the town in the 19th or early 20th century although only four remain within the Conservation Area. These are St John’s Church, Burnley Road, built on the site of the 1788 church in 1882-3; the Central Methodist Church, also Burnley Road, which is dated 1898; and St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Bankside Lane, dating to 1857. The Trinity Baptist Sunday School (a modern building) conceals a church of 1913 which is discretely located behind Nos. 41-49 odd Market Street.
St Johns was built between 1878 – 1883 and was designed by the architect James Medland Taylor. It gained grade II listed status on 30th November 1984. It is listed on English Heritage’s website as follows:
Church, 1882-3, by Medland Taylor. Coursed sandstone, blue slate roof with patterned bands of green slates. Nave with full-height aisles, south porch and transept, polygonal baptistery at west end, chancel with basement and various side offices. On slope rising to the west, in simplified Gothic style with buttresses and stepped bands on 2 levels. East end presents 2 unequal gables to the road, that to the chancel with a large 5-light traceried window (and 4 basement lights), the smaller set back on the north side with a 3-light window which has a cusped vesica in the head. On the south side the 2-bay chancel has at the lower level stepped lean-to cloisters with one doorway and 5 lancets, and above these 2-light windows with hoodmoulds; transept has a large 5-light window with a hoodmould (and 2 lancets at the lower level); aisle has large gabled porch (intended for a tower) in the 1st bay, 2 windows in the 2nd bay and one in the 3rd bay, all these of 2 simplified lights with a small round light above. North aisle of 4 regular bays has similar windows. West end has a rose window in the gable and a lean-to extension embracing the polygonal baptistery which has tall coupled lancets in the 2 exposed sides. Interior: 4-bay arcade of columns with moulded shaft-rings, moulded caps, 2-centred arches; similar 2-bay arcade to west end; scissor-braced roof with wind-braced purlins and alternate trusses with arch-bracing supported by hammerbeams; similar chancel roof with truss carried on a short chamfered pilasters the bases of which rest on moulded circular caps to stove-pipe-shaped columns dying into the wall below; aisle roofs with kingposts and longitudinal bracing. A dramatic and unorthodox church typical of this architect.
14. Historical photographs of St John’s Church can be seen in Appendix 002.
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4.0 Architectural and Historical Merit 15. Description of external appearance of building and site:
Photographs for the external appearance of the church can be seen in Appendix 003. Bacup is built almost exclusively from the local sandstone, quarried from the hills around the town. The sandstone is used as a rough rubblestone (mainly for boundary walls) or as coursed blocks, usually rock-faced or watershot. ‘Watershot’ sandstone is a typical feature of the area, the smooth sandstone blocks set at an angle, with angled mortar, both designed to shed water more easily. St John’s Church is a prime example of the use of local sandstone. The mortar used is a lime based mortar and is pointed flush to the face of the stone. Bothe the external appearance of the stone work and the mortar of St John’s Church is deemed to be of a good quality and standard in its current state.
Although sandstone stone slates are still very much apparent on some of the town centre properties, for roofs, Welsh slate now predominates the area and is the choice of roofing at St John’s Church. Most of the terraced houses in Bacup date from post 1850 and therefore they retain their original Welsh slate roofs, as well as their thick chimney stacks, often with decorative clay pots and St John’s is no exception.
16. Description of internal appearance of building:
Photographs for the internal appearance of the church can be seen in Appendix 004. The church is wide and high. The naïve is particularly tall and is flanked by equally wide aisles. The chancel is the same width as the nave. The west end of the church houses a narthex which projects out in a triangular bay. The intended main tower porch is on the south side with a more modest porch on the north side. The walls internally are dressed in sandstone with exposed softwood timbers to the roofs. The nave slopes downwards towards the chancel and the chancel is four steps above the nave with the sanctuary afurther five steps up to the alter. The sloping floor and raised ecclesiological arrangement gives very good sightlines to the alter beneath the substantial five light east window.
17. Recent works to the building: No significant work has been carried out since 2002 but prior to this a substantial amount of work was undertaken including the re-roofing of the church, replacement of defective leadwork and renewing the rainwater goods The oculus window in the west gable was re-built and re-glazed. Wet rot in the roof timbers was attended to at the time of re-slating and some repair work to the parapets and copings were carried out.
18. Features and current condition of building:
The Quinquennial Inspection Report undertaken by the Diocese Of Manchester in September 2007 highlighted some of the following condition reports for the church. EXTERIOR • Foundations – No concerns but worth noting the ground has sunk at the foot of the east wall. There is
also some settlement internally by the chancel steps but this historic and possibly not progressive.
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• Walls – The walls are constructed from dressed ashlar blocks laid in regular courses with very simple mouldings around openings. The joints are fine and there has been a programme of repointing at some stage in the past. At some points there is weather and in other points the mortar has weather away (particularly evident around the base of the buttresses to the south porch). There is settlemet around the east end wall of the church exposing the rough stonework at the base of the walls which was not intended to be seen. Within the past 5 years (prior to 2007) the gable cross at the east end of the church fell and has now been replaced with a newly carved cross. Generally speaking there is no areas of concern in connection with the masonry.
• Doors – External doors would benefit from being cleaned down, re-oiled if necessary, treated with wood preservative and the ironmongery repainted.
• Windows – Most of the windows are relatively simple lancets set into fairly plain jambs. There are some stained glass panels and others with decorative glazing but many have plain quarries. In the past decade a problem arose with the oculus window high in the west gable of the main body of the church. This window has now been re-glazed. Protective security sheeting on the majority of the windows will need carefully removing. The main east window is the onl window with any significant tracery. This window is also protected with security sheets. All windows are generally sound.
• Roof – The roof is covered in grey sate with contrasting band course in a green slate. It is difficult to survey the whole roof without access, however, as mentioned above a great deal of work has been undertaken on the roof in the past decade to address defects. Flashings and sloping valley gutters which are all in leadwork appear to be sound. Coping stones and lead flashings appear sound.
• Gutters and downpipes – The roofs are drained by eaves gutters. The eaves have been renewed in cast aluminium sections with circular aluminium rainwater pipes. The systems all appear to be sound except to say that above the vestry staircase one section on the south aisle and one section on the north side of the west elevation there is vegetation growing out of the gutters which will require removal.
• External grounds and churchyard – The churchyard is set a little above the adjoining streets by simple stone retaining walls with stone copings. The east retaining wall has some minor settlement in it and the pointing is very open and would benefit from being renewed. This wall also incorporates iron gates which would benefit from being cleaned down and repainted. The north side retaining wall also suffers from some settlement caused by tree root disturbance. A considerable amount of gravestones can be found in the graveyard which are laid flat. These generally date from prior to the building of the current church and are almost certainly not in the original burial positions. Foot paths are mainly in sandstone sets. On the south side some of these sets are disturbed. In wet conditions the sets become extremely slippy. There are few trees in the churchyard.
INTERIOR
• Floors – The sanctuary and chancel floors have encaustic tiles incorporating texts with sandstone
steps and heating grilles. This is some minor settlement but generally all is sound. The choir stalls sit on raised softwood platforms which appear to be sound. The nave and aisles pews sit on raised softwood platforms. These appear to be sound. The alleyways are on a solid base which, in the centre of the nave is carpeted. Elsewhere a screed has been applied over what is presumable a stone floor. The screed is starting to break up but otherwise the floors are sound. The organ chamber, narthex and baptistery have stone slabs with some rising damp deterioration but the condition is generally ok.
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• Walls – Throughout the church the walls are dressed in aslar which is also used for the arcade columns. In a number of locations some efflorescence is occurring which is causing staining and dusting of the walls. This could be due to the residue of damp penetration. No action is recommended other than wiping down of the dust.
• Roof timbers and ceiling – The chancel consists of a series of trusses with braced purlins, rafters and
closed boarding. No defects were noted when inspected from below. The nave consists of a series of hammer beam trusses supporting braced purlins, rafters and close boarding. Again no defects were noted when inspected from below. The north and south aisle have rafters, purlins and rafters again with close boarding. The is evidence of quite a lot of damp staining on the north aisle but is most likely from before the re-roofing and therefore is generally is sound. The organ chamber roof is restricted by an area of sheeting which is draped over the organ to prevent dust Inspected from below no defects where noted.
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5.0 Heritage Assessment 19. Heritage significance of St John’s Church and the context.
The publication of PPS5 in the spring of 2010, which suggests that the significance of all ‘heritage assets’ needs to be recorded and assessed, has meant that further analysis of positive buildings is considered necessary, incorporating what in the past might have been considered to be ‘neutral’ or even ‘negative’ buildings. For Bacup, these buildings have therefore been broken down into the following categories:
• Positive unlisted buildings of high quality • Positive buildings of medium quality • Modern positive buildings which fit into the townscape, or historic buildings which have been altered • Modern buildings where sensitive redevelopment (in time) would be welcome
The identification of these ‘positive’ buildings follows advice provided within English Heritage’s Guidance on conservation area appraisals, which provides a helpful list ofcriteria in Appendix 2. The guidance advises that a general presumption exists in favour of retaining those buildings which make a ‘positive’ contribution to the character or appearance of a conservation area.
Proposals to demolish such buildings will therefore be assessed against the same broad criteria as proposals to demolish listed buildings. This implies therefore that all buildings marked blue and orange on the Townscape Appraisal Map will be retained in the future unless a special case can be made for demolition. The ‘positive’ buildings in the Conservation Area include religious, municipal, commercial and residential properties, including St John’s church.
20. The listed building mentioned above is a ‘designated heritage asset’, as defined by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). ‘Significance’ is defined in the NPPF as ‘the value of a heritage asset to this and future generations because of its heritage interest. That interest may be archaeological, architectural, artistic or historic’. ‘Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance for the sustainable management of the historic environment’ (English Heritage, April 2008) describes a number of ‘heritage values’ that may be present in a ‘significant place’. These are evidential, historical, aesthetic and communal value.
21. Historical value is described as being illustrative or associative. What happened to these older buildings,
the historic urban grain and the area generally tells us about the transformation of the older city the expansion of Manchester into new suburbs during the 19th and 20th centuries, and about social change and lifestyles in various periods.
22. In terms of English Heritage’s ‘Conservation Principles’ the buildings provide us with ‘evidence about past human activity’ and, by means of their fabric, design and appearance and notwithstanding the changes that have occurred, communicate information about their past.’ Subsequent alteration has allowed the Church to continue to do this. It also significantly acts as an indication of historical community.
23. This architectural interest lies principally, in the main external facades and this is what predominantly is
witnessed and seen by the populous. The elevations are consistent around the whole building and with the recently renewed slate roof give a clean and clear example of late 19th century religious architecture in this part of Britain. The grandeur of the external impression is certainly reciprocated internally and the vast open space of the interior gives a lasting impression. The general high quality of all materials internally and externally all adds to the overall architectural significance. The approach up Burnley Road and the visibility from deep within Bacup all add to the architectural importance of this building. Existing drawings of the church can be seen in Appendix 005.
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6.0 Impact of the Proposed Development Policy considerations
24. Paragraph 132 of the NPPF advises local planning authorities that ‘When considering the impact of a proposed development on the significance of a designated heritage asset, great weight should be given to the asset’s conservation. The more important the asset, the greater the weight should be. Significance can be harmed or lost through alteration or destruction of the heritage asset or development within its setting’.
25. Paragraph 137 of the NPPF advises local planning authorities to ‘look for opportunities for new development …within the setting of heritage assets to enhance or better reveal their significance. Proposals that preserve those elements of the setting that make a positive contribution to or better reveal the significance of the asset should be treated favourably’.
26. The NPPF incorporates many of the essential concepts in Planning Policy Statement 5 ‘Planning for the Historic Environment’. PPS5 was accompanied by a ‘Planning for the Historic Environment Practice Guide’, published by English Heritage ‘to help practitioners implement the policy, including the legislative requirements that underpin it’. The ‘Guide’ gives a number of ‘potential heritage benefits that could weigh in favour of a proposed scheme. These are that:
• It sustains or enhances the significance of a heritage asset and the contribution of its setting; • It reduces or removes risks to a heritage asset; • It secures the optimum viable use of a heritage asset in support of its long term conservation; • It makes a positive contribution to economic vitality and sustainable communities; • It is an appropriate design for its context and makes a positive contribution to the appearance,
character, quality and local distinctiveness of the historic environment; • It better reveals the significance of a heritage asset and therefore enhances our enjoyment of it
and the sense of place.
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7.0 Proposed Scheme And Its Effect On The Heritage Significance Proposed drawings of the church can be seen in Appendix 005. The conservation of the listed buildings
27. Although the existing quality of the building is of a high standard it is the intention to bring all the building up modern standards and quality, but in doing so remain sympathetic to the heritage and conservation of the building.
28. In so doing, the works will retain all existing heritage features of note as identified above in section 4.0 ,part 18. The proposed scheme will have a positive effect on the listed nature of the building and will ensure the lasting conservation of a building which is currently not in use and runs the risk of one day becoming dilapidated or falling into disrepair.
Internal features and fabric of any notable heritage value at all levels including the basement will be retained and incorporated into the scheme where possible.
29. Measures to ensure the proper conservation of the building will be undertaken in the following ways: Windows All feature windows, including the large glazed windows at either end of the building are to be maintained in their original state. All other windows are to be assessed. Due to the fact that the protective sheeting prevents a full survey of the windows the heritage and historic value of the windows are to be assessed when possible and a method for the introduction of secondary glazing is to be introduced. At present it is assumed that secondary glazing units, in the exact same style as the original, are to be included for all aisle side windows. Internal Architectural detailing All internal Architectural feature detailing, as described in part 4.0 above, are to be maintained and re-used. In particular the organ frontage is to be maintained and the font at the foot of the building is to be maintained. The new internal architectural details for the inclusion of the dwelling are intended to be light weight and as non-intrusive as possible. The walkways, for example, are intended to be set off from the existing walls with as minimal steel intrusions into the existing wall as possible. All materials are designed to be light in appearance and to soften the internal impact.
Internal Floors New internal floors are to be added to the new bedroom and living areas to allow for modern standards of thermal properties. The historical sloping floor within the main aisle is to have a new floor over the top of it but the gradient of the existing floor is to remain. Any new floors will be floating floors with insulation within, over the existing floor. For areas with under floor heating screed will be poured over the existing floor. Internal Walls The majority of internal walls are to be plastered/rendered with a lime based mortar but with key stone detailing (such as around the windows) to remain. Plastering/render will be done in a minimal and sympathetic manner. External Walls The external walls are generally in good condition so minimal work will be done on them. However, where there is the need for the removal of shrubbery of dirt the external walls will be gently cleaned in line with the rest of the external walls.
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External Roof As with the external walls the roof is generally in good condition, however where is it needed it will be cleaned and any growing shrubbery removed. Gutter will be unblocked. It is within the proposal to include for sustainable living where possible. Therefore conservation solar slate tiles have been proposed. This will be minimal in impact and will hardly be visible from the street level. The solar slate tiles have been selected as a low-impact alternative to solar panels and are to be the same size and scale as the existing roof tiles. Therefore from the street level these should be hard to detect and should be in keeping with the overall external appearance of the building. Details on the solar slate tiles can be seen in Appendix 006. External Areas There is no change for the external works from the existing, the gravestones will remain, apart from the following inclusions. Areas such as the WW1 war memorial monument are to be left untouched. A new garage is being proposed. Its siting is important and it is places at the far top end of the site away from any street views and it will be constructed in materials to match the church. It is a necessity of the conversion to a dwelling that a garage is constructed so it is important this is done in the most sympathetic way possible. The existing gate is proposed to be widened to allow for vehicular access to the building. Again it is important that this is done sympathetically and the final appearance is identical to the original gate, albeit wider.
Basement The basement is being used as part of the proposals and the space is being improved compared to the existing setting. The heritage of the building is not affected by the basement proposals, the space is in fact being improved from its existing nature. Compliance with policy: The National Planning Policy Framework
30. As outlined above, the NPPF identifies two levels of potential ‘harm’ that might be caused to a designated heritage asset by a development: ‘substantial or ‘less than substantial’ harm. The proposed development does not in fact give rise to any harm to the listed building or its setting. The proposed scheme does so in way that preserves and indeed enhances its special architectural and historic interest.
31. The proposed scheme will recover the heritage significance of the site while providing a new home, and
does so with an architectural design of high quality. Externally the setting has no change visible from the front and minimal change visible from the rear. Internally all proposed additions are done sympathetically. The scheme provides considerable benefits in terms of a functional house and for the first time since the building was given up by the church consolidation of the grounds to provide useful, enclosed, well overlooked and attractive spaces for present and future residents.
32. In respect of Paragraph 131 of the NPPF, the scheme can certainly be described as ‘sustaining and enhancing the significance of heritage assets and putting them to viable uses consistent with their conservation’. It secures the ‘positive contribution’ that St Johns makes to the historic built environment in general and the area in particular, and conserves its surviving special interest as a listed building.
33. The proposed scheme complies with Paragraph 134 of the NPPF for the reasons given in detail earlier in this report – the scheme cannot be considered to harm listed building, but rather alters the listed building and its grounds in a sensitive and considered fashion that has a positive effect on overall heritage significance. Compliance with Policy: The Local Development Framework
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34. There is no ‘detrimental effect’ caused by the scheme. For the reasons given in respect of the NPPF, the
scheme does not involve an ‘adverse effect on its architectural or historic character’– that character is preserved. The scheme certainly does not ‘permit alterations to a listed building which would prevent the future use of any part of the building, in particular upper floors or basements, or where poor maintenance is likely to result’. The proposed scheme will not have any harmful effect on the character of the area or the setting of other listed buildings– the character of the area is preserved and indeed, lending new life and activity to the area.
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8.0 Conclusions
35. The proposed scheme is a carefully considered and sensitive intervention. The scheme will preserve and enhance the listed building by repairing it, enhancing its accommodation and helping to sustain it for the long term. The proposed scheme is demonstrably better than the existing situation, and thus enhancement provided by the scheme is clear.
36. It is our view that none of the individual interventions that make up the overall set of proposals can reasonably be considered to cause harm to the listed building. The interventions - individually and taken as a whole – help secure the ‘optimum viable use’ of the listed building and its site.
37. It is worth noting that the proposals have not only been designed in a minimal and sympathetic manner,
they have also been design with the intention that they are completely reversible, so should in the future the building be required to revert to its original purpose then the residential input can be easily removed.
38. The proposed scheme will preserve the special architectural and historic interest of St John’s Church as a
listed building, and will enhance the overall character and appearance of the Area. The proposed scheme of works and development fully satisfies the national and local policy and guidance regarding listed buildings and we commend it for approval.
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9.0 Appendices
APPENDIX 001 – HISTORICAL MAPS AND CONTEXT
Bacup historical map c. mid 19th century.
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APPENDIX 002 – HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS
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NEIG
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N A
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HALL /
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IN LIV
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OR
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otherwise.
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FLOO
R FINISH
ES:FLO
OR FIN
ISHES:
FLOO
R FINISH
ES:FLO
OR FIN
ISHES:
- Existing reception area floor to remain as
existing stone paving.
- Nave floor to be new
raised timber floor
structure off existing base with underfloor
heating and new stone / tim
ber finish, sloped tom
atch existing gradient.
- Formal dining area to be new
raised timber
floor structure made level off existing base w
ithunderfloor heating and new
stone/timber finish.
- Rooms w
ithin aisles to be new raised tim
berfloor structure m
ade level off existing base with
underfloor heating and carpet/tile/timber finish
(TBC).
- Existing floor tiles in kitchen area to remain as
existing with cleaning and repairs as necessary.
Existing floor grilles to be removed and replaced
with new
tiled finish.
- Existing top step beneath altar to be removed
and floor to be made level w
ith step below.
Existing tiled finish to be re-used if possible.
LIGHTIN
G:
LIGHTIN
G:
LIGHTIN
G:
LIGHTIN
G:
- Aisle room
s to have a combination of recessed
ceiling spotlights, wall m
ounted lights onpartition w
alls, up/down lighters to highlight
stonework and concealed light fittings in fetaure
wall and ceiling details.
- Recessed spotlights to underside of galleryw
alkway and bridge
- Feature light fittings to staircase
- Recessed ceiling spotlights and ceilingpendants in ceiling along w
ith kitchen unit tasklighting
- Feature pendant lighting in nave and overm
ezzanine floors suspended from roof
- Wall m
ounted lights, pendants and recessedceiling spotlights in basem
ent
BATH
ROO
M
MA
STERD
RESSING
BED 3
BED 4
STUDY
SNUG
BRIDG
ELIN
K
STAIR TO
MA
STER BED.
GA
LLERY WA
LKWA
Y
UPPERLIV
ING
MEZZA
NIN
EV
OID
VO
ID
STORE UN
DER
EAV
ES
BED 1
DRESSIN
G &
STORA
GE
AREA
ORG
AN
FRON
TAG
ERETA
INED
MA
STEREN
-SUITE
BED 2
GA
LLERY WA
LKWA
Y
MA
STERBED
ROO
M
VO
ID O
VER
NA
VE
VO
ID O
VER
MEZZ.
Ne
w c
onse
rvatio
n rooflig
htso
ver a
isle room
s with fra
me
co
lour to
ma
tch e
xisting tile
s
Ne
w c
onse
rvatio
n rooflig
htso
ver a
isle room
s with fra
me
co
lour to
ma
tch e
xisting tile
s
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all m
ea
surements a
re to b
e checked on site p
rior toa
ny construction or m
anufa
cture.A
ll dim
ensions a
re in millim
etres unless sta
tedotherw
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o dim
ensions to be
scaled
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raw
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ezz
FLOO
R FINISH
ES:FLO
OR FIN
ISHES:
FLOO
R FINISH
ES:FLO
OR FIN
ISHES:
- Wa
lkwa
y, brid
ge
link, snug a
nd m
ezza
nineo
ver kitc
hen to re
ceive tim
be
r floor finish.
- Room
s within a
siles to
rec
eivec
arp
et/tim
be
r/tiled
finish (TBC).
- Ma
ster b
ed
room
mezza
nine to re
ceive
timb
er/c
arp
et finish (TBC
).
LIGH
TING
:LIG
HTIN
G:
LIGH
TING
:LIG
HTIN
G:
- Aisle
room
s to ha
ve a
co
mb
ination o
fre
ce
ssed
ceiling
spotlig
hts, wa
ll mo
unted
lights
on p
artitio
n wa
lls, up/d
own lig
hters to
highlig
htsto
new
ork a
nd c
once
ale
d lig
ht fittings in
feta
ure w
all a
nd c
eiling
de
tails.
- Rece
ssed sp
otlig
hts to und
erside
of g
alle
ryw
alkw
ay a
nd b
ridg
e
- Feature
light fitting
s to stairca
se
- Rec
essed
ce
iling sp
otlig
hts and
ceiling
pe
nda
nts in ce
iling a
long
with kitc
hen unit
task lig
hting
- Feature
pe
nda
nt lighting
in nave
and
over
me
zzanine
floo
rs suspe
nde
d fro
m ro
of
- Wa
ll mo
unted
lights, p
end
ants a
nd re
ce
ssed
ce
iling sp
otlig
hts in ba
sem
ent
GY
M /
STOR
E /P
LAN
TR
OO
M
EN-SU
ITE
BED
RO
OM
KITC
HEN
FOO
TPR
INT O
FC
HU
RC
H A
BO
VE
LIVIN
G
MA
INEN
TRA
NC
E
UTILTY
Existing
bric
kp
artitio
n w
all to
be
rem
ov
ed
Existing
win
do
wre
tain
ed
Ne
w d
oo
rwa
yfo
rme
d in
existin
g w
all
Existing
bo
iler to
be
rem
ov
ed
Da
she
d lin
es
ind
ica
te v
alu
ted
ce
iling
ab
ov
e
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nstru
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en
sion
s sho
wn
are
sub
jec
t to site
surv
eys a
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all m
ea
sure
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nts a
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on
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rior to
an
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nstru
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n o
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ll dim
en
sion
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in m
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nle
ss state
do
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r Pla
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FLOO
R FIN
ISHES:
FLOO
R FIN
ISHES:
FLOO
R FIN
ISHES:
FLOO
R FIN
ISHES:
- Livin
g, b
ed
roo
m a
nd
kitch
en
are
as to
rec
eiv
e c
om
bin
atio
n o
f ca
rpe
t, timb
er, tile
da
nd
exp
ose
d e
xisting
ston
ew
ork (d
eta
ils TBC
)
- Ba
thro
om
an
d u
tility to re
ce
ive
tiled
finish
ed
- Gym
/ store
/ pla
nt a
rea
to b
e tile
d o
rre
mia
n a
s exp
ose
d sto
ne
floo
r (de
tails TB
C)
LIGH
TING
:LIG
HTIN
G:
LIGH
TING
:LIG
HTIN
G:
- Wa
ll mo
un
ted
ligh
ts, pe
nd
an
ts an
d re
ce
ssed
ce
iling
spo
tligh
ts (de
tails TB
C)
New
conservation glazedrooflights w
ith framing to
match existing roof tile colour
Slate roof to newdetached garage
New
solar slate tiles fitted into existing roof -colour, shape and size to m
atch existing.These have been located on the southfacing pitch for m
aximum
efficiency. Thearea show
n will be sufficient for an 8KW
psystem
as advised by suppliers
New
conservation glazedrooflights w
ith framing to
match existing roof tile colour
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All dim
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Specific detiails are subject to further designdevelopm
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EXTERNA
L WO
RKS:EXTERN
AL W
ORKS:
EXTERNA
L WO
RKS:EXTERN
AL W
ORKS:
- Existing facade stonework to be repaired,
repointed and cleaned as necessary.
- Existing slate roof to be repaired as necessaryw
ith all replacement tiles to m
atch existing.
- Existing gutters, downpipes and grates to be
checked, cleaned and repaired as necessaryw
ith any new rainw
ater installations to match
existing.
- All surrounding landscaping and trees to
remain as existing and be pruned and
maintained as necessary w
ith all paved pathsand cobbled areas to rem
ain as existing.
- Existing chimney to rem
ain as existing butcleaned out, repaired and sealed internally ifrequired.
- All external w
indow protection to be rem
ovedw
ith all glazing checked and reinstated with
double glazed units if necessary, all subject tothe historic value of original glazing.A
lternatively internal secondary glazing is to beinstalled. This is w
ith the exception of allstained glass w
indows and rose w
indows w
hichare to rem
ain as existing and be cleaned andrepaired if necessary.
- Timber cladding over m
ain entrance to berepaired, treated and retained if possible w
ithany replacem
ent timber to m
atch existing.
- All external doors to be assessed and
replaced with new
timber doors to m
atchexisting if required w
ith new ironm
ongery.
Level 00 Level 14300
Level 2 Mezz
8900
Basement
-2992
New
conservation glazed rooflights with
framing to m
atch existing roof tile colour -rooflights positioned sym
etrically either side ofw
indows and to correspond w
ith roof timbers
(note stone butresses are offset)
New
detached garage with
stone walls, slate roof and
timber door
Top circular window
sto rem
ain as existing inasile w
indows
Side window
to be replaced with clear
doubled glazed units to fit within existing
window
opening, subject to historic value oforiginal glazing. A
lternatively internalsecondary glazing to be installed.
Roof to baptistry torem
ain as existing
NEIG
HBOURIN
GPRO
PERTY
Level 00 Level 14300
Level 2 Mezz
8900
Basement
-2992
New
solar slate tiles fitted into existing roof - colour,shape and size to m
atch existing. These have beenlocated on the south facing pitch for m
aximum
efficiency - the area shown w
ill be sufficient for an8KW
p system as advised by suppliers
New
conservation glazed rooflightsw
ith framing to m
atch existing rooftile colour, fitted sym
etrically aboutroof tim
bers and window
s
Side window
to be replaced with clear
doubled glazed units to fit within existing
window
opening, subject to historic value oforiginal glazing. A
lternatively internalsecondary glazing to be installed. Topcircular w
indow to rem
ain as existing
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ny dim
ensions shown are subject to site surveys and
all measurem
ents are to be checked on site prior to
any construction or manufacture.
All dim
ensions are in m
illimetres unless stated
otherwise.
No dim
ensions to be scaled from
drawings.
Specific detiails are subject to further designdevelopm
ent.
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ith all otherarchitectural draw
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entation as well as
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1 : 100South ELV
EXTERNA
L WO
RKS:EXTERN
AL W
ORKS:
EXTERNA
L WO
RKS:EXTERN
AL W
ORKS:
- Existing facade stonework to be repaired,
repointed and cleaned as necessary.
- Existing slate roof to be repaired as necessaryw
ith all replacement tiles to m
atch existing.
- Existing gutters, downpipes and grates to be
checked, cleaned and repaired as necessaryw
ith any new rainw
ater installations to match
existing.
- All surrounding landscaping and trees to
remain as existing and be pruned and
maintained as necessary w
ith all paved pathsand cobbled areas to rem
ain as existing.
- Existing chimney to rem
ain as existing butcleaned out, repaired and sealed internally ifrequired.
- All external w
indow protection to be rem
ovedw
ith all glazing checked and reinstated with
double glazed units if necessary, all subject tothe historic value of original glazing.A
lternatively internal secondary glazing is to beinstalled. This is w
ith the exception of allstained glass w
indows and rose w
indows w
hichare to rem
ain as existing and be cleaned andrepaired if necessary.
- Timber cladding over m
ain entrance to berepaired, treated and retained if possible w
ithany replacem
ent timber to m
atch existing.
- All external doors to be assessed and
replaced with new
timber doors to m
atchexisting if required w
ith new ironm
ongery.
Level 00 Level 14300
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8900
Basement
-2992
Existing rose window
to remain as existing
Existing chimney to rem
ain asexisting subject to anycleaning or repairs as requiredBaptistry w
indows to
remain as existing
Existing circular window
torem
ain as existing
Slate roof to remain as
existing subject to anycleaning, m
aintenanceand repairs as required
Level 00 Level 14300
Level 2 Mezz
8900
Basement
-2992
Basement w
indows to be replaced w
ith clear doubledglazed units to fit w
ithin existing window
opening,subject to historic value of original glazing. A
lternativelyinternal secondary glazing is to be installed.
Existing stainedglass w
indow to
remain as existing
Existing chimney to rem
ain asexisting subject to any cleaningor repairs as required
Gable w
indow to rem
ainas existing w
ith internalsecondary glazingbehind if required
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- Existing facade stonework to be repaired,
repointed and cleaned as necessary.
- Existing slate roof to be repaired as necessaryw
ith all replacement tiles to m
atch existing.
- Existing gutters, downpipes and grates to be
checked, cleaned and repaired as necessaryw
ith any new rainw
ater installations to match
existing.
- All surrounding landscaping and trees to
remain as existing and be pruned and
maintained as necessary w
ith all paved pathsand cobbled areas to rem
ain as existing.
- Existing chimney to rem
ain as existing butcleaned out, repaired and sealed internally ifrequired.
- All external w
indow protection to be rem
ovedw
ith all glazing checked and reinstated with
double glazed units if necessary, all subject tothe historic value of original glazing.A
lternatively internal secondary glazing is to beinstalled. This is w
ith the exception of allstained glass w
indows and rose w
indows w
hichare to rem
ain as existing and be cleaned andrepaired if necessary.
- Timber cladding over m
ain entrance to berepaired, treated and retained if possible w
ithany replacem
ent timber to m
atch existing.
- All external doors to be assessed and
replaced with new
timber doors to m
atchexisting if required w
ith new ironm
ongery.
Level 00 Level 14300
Level 2 Mezz
8900
Basement
-2992
New
high level mezzanine
below rose w
indow w
ithsteel and tim
ber floor andstructural glass balustrade
Existing timber roof structure
to remain as existing w
ithlocalised repairs andm
aintenance as necessary
White painted lim
erender over existingstonew
ork between
arches and roof
Existing roof structure overbaptistry to rem
ain as existingw
ith localised repairs andm
aintenance as necessary
White painted lim
e renderover existing stonew
orkbetw
een arches inreception area. A
ll stonearches, door and w
indowsurrounds to rem
ain asexposed stonew
ork.
Steel framed spiral
staircase with
timber treads,
open risers andw
ire balustrade
Steel framed
staircase with tim
bertreads, open risersand glass balustrade
First floor galleryw
alkway w
ith glassbalustrde andtim
ber handrail
Timber fram
edglazed screens andsliding doors
White painted lim
e render overexisting stonew
ork within
archway. Stone arch and w
indowsurround to rem
ain as exposedstonew
ork.
Organ frontage retained
and cleaned asnecessary w
ith throughdoor form
ed for accessbetw
een living area andkitchen
Altar and top step
removed, kitchen form
edbelow
first floorm
ezzanine with existing
steps and floor tiling torem
ain in-situ
White painted lim
e renderover existing stone w
alls andceiling in basem
ent. Stonearches, colum
ns, and window
surrounds to remain as
exposed stonework, cleaned
and repaired as necessary
Stained glass window
torem
ain as existing andcleaned and repaired asnecessary
New
mezzanine level below
stained glass window
with
steel and timber floor and
structural glass balustrade
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B B
C C
E E
F F
DD
Level 00 Level 14300
Level 2 Mezz
8900
New
conservationrooflights over firstfloor room
s
White painted lim
e render overexisting stonew
ork abovearches - arches, and rosew
indow surround to be left as
exposed stone
High level mezzanine w
ith steeland tim
ber floor structure andstructural glass balustrade
Studwork partition
wall w
ith paintedplasterboard finish
Existing columns
and arches torem
ain asexposed stone
Steel frame staircase
with tim
ber treads,open risers and glassbalustrades
New
first floor structurew
ith steel beams, tim
berjoists and plasterboardceiling below
Level 00 Level 14300
Level 2 Mezz
8900
New
first floor structurew
ith steel beams, tim
berjoists and plasterboardceiling below
New
steel frame staircase
with tim
ber treads, openrisers and glass balustrades
New
raised timber
floor structure in aisleroom
s to be level
New
conservationrooflights over firstfloor room
s
White painted lim
e renderover existing stonew
orkabove archw
ay - arch torem
ain as exposed stone
New
conservationrooflights over fisrtfloor room
s
Existing timber roof structure to
remain as existing w
ith localisedrepairs and m
aintenance asnecessary
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ensions shown are subject to site surveys and
all measurem
ents are to be checked on site prior to
any construction or manufacture.
All dim
ensions are in m
illimetres unless stated
otherwise.
No dim
ensions to be scaled from
drawings.
Specific detiails are subject to further designdevelopm
ent.
This drawing is to be read in conjunction w
ith all otherarchitectural draw
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entation as well as
supporting structral information subm
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1 : 100Section B-B
Level 00 Level 14300
Level 2 Mezz
8900
Basement
-2992
Basement w
alls to receivew
hite painted render finishexcept for w
indow and door
surrounds and columns w
hichare to be left as exposedstonew
ork
Glazed screens and sliding
doors between aisle room
sand central nave
Steel framed spiral
staircase with tim
bertreads, open risers andw
ire balustrade
Steel framed staircase
with tim
ber treads,open risers and glassbalustrade
Existing stone paving tofloor in reception areato rem
ian as existing
Baptistry to remain as
existing including stonew
alls, steps, tiled floorand font
Baptistry roof torem
ain as existing
White painted lim
e renderover existing stonew
ork inreception area. A
ll stonearches, door and w
indowsurrounds to rem
ain asexposed stonew
ork.
High level meazzanine below
rose window
with steel and
timber floor structure and
structural glass balustrade
Structural glassbalustrade to firstfloor w
alkway
White painted lim
erender over existingstonew
ork between
arches and roof
White painted lim
e render overexisting stonew
ork within archw
ay.Stone arch and w
indow surround
to remain as exposed stonew
ork.
Existing timber roof structure
to remain as existing w
ithlocalised repairs andm
aintenance as necessary
New
mezzanine above
kitchen with steel and
timber floor structure and
structural glass balustrdae
Decorative tim
ber wall
panelling to remain as
backs to bench seating
Altar and top step
removed, kitchen form
edbelow
first floorm
ezzanine with existing
steps and floor tiling torem
ain in-situ
AA
B B
C C
E E
F F
DD
Level 00 Level 14300
Level 2 Mezz
8900
Basement
-2992
Existing roof to remain as
existing with m
aintenanceand repair carried out asnecessary
Existing stairway and
steps to basement
to remain existing
Existing window
opening tobe retained w
ith new en-
suite door located alongside
Basement w
alls andarches to receivew
hite painted lime
render finish
New
stwudw
orkw
all and doorw
ithin existing arch
White painted lim
erender over existingstone w
all abovearchw
ay with existing
arch to remain as
exposed stonework
New
studwork w
allsw
ith plasterboardfinish to utility andW
C room
s
Brick partition wall
and boiler to berem
oved
Existing wall and arch
to remain as exposed
stonework
Level 00 Level 14300
Level 2 Mezz
8900 New
conservationrooflights over firstfloor room
s
Studwork partition w
allw
ith plasterboard finishand tim
ber door
Existing stone pulpitand associatedw
all to remain as
existing
Timber fram
ed glazedsliding doors across frontof kitchen belowm
ezzanine level
Exsiting columns and
arches to remain as
exposed stone
Existing chimney to rem
ain asexisting but cleaned out,repaired and sealed internally ifrequired.
White painted lim
erender over existingstonew
ork above arch
New
steel and timber
floor to snug with
plasterborad ceilingbelow
Walls in snug to rem
ainas exposed stonew
ork
New
plasterboardceiling below
firstfloor structure
Steel framed staircase
with tim
ber treads, openrisers and w
irebalustrade
White painted lim
e renderover existing stonew
orkw
alls at first floor
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all measurem
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All dim
ensions are in m
illimetres unless stated
otherwise.
No dim
ensions to be scaled from
drawings.
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St John’s Church, Bacup Heritage Statement November 2011 26
10.0 References
• Rosendale Borough Council Bacup Town Centre Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Proposals Plan (Adoptedfor development control purposes from 2nd December 2011)
• Durham Country Council
Guidance On The Preparation of Heritage Statements May 2014
• English Heritage
New Uses For Former Places Of Worship 2010 (Updated 2012)
• English Heritage
New Work In Historic Places Of Worship 2012
• Diocese Of Manchester
Parish Church Of St John The Evangelist, Bacup Quinguennial Inspection Report September 2007 Prepared by Buttress Fuller Alsop Williams
• From East To West: Making Rossendale The Best
Core Strategy Development Plan Document: The Way Forward (2011-2026) Adopted 8th November 2011
• English Heritage Listed Summary for Church Of St John The Evangelist
List Entry Number: 1163184
• Conservation Plan (Seventh Edition) James Semple Kerr Australia Icomos 2013
• https://www.churchofengland.org/clergy-office-
holders/pastoralandclosedchurches/closedchurches/closed-churches-available/bacupstj.aspx
• http://www.rossendale-fhhs.org.uk/files/bacup_churches/church_206.html
• http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Bacup/StJohntheEvangelist.shtml
• http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5013644.Death_knell_for_Bacup_s_oldest_church/