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Cannon St Baptist church-Accrington
HISTORY: Cannon Street Baptist Church is a wonderful Grade II listed building which dates back to 1874.
The Church opened in March 1874 at a cost of £12,000.The money for the construction came from collections and fund raising events. When it closed in 2006 it merged with Christchurch, off Manchester Road. The inside of church now (2014) is sadly dilapidated. DESCRIPTION: Rock-faced sandstone with ashlar dressings, slate roof. Aisled nave with transepts, 3-sided apse, south-east tower with spire. Early English style; some windows lancets, others 2-centered with tracery, quatrefoils etc. Entrance in south gable to road has gableted doorway with molded arch of 3 orders including marble shafts with foliated sandstone capitals. ENJOY  OUTSIDE: IMG_1011.jpgIMG_1015.jpgIMG_0999.jpgIMG_1013.jpgIMG_1025.jpgIMG_1014.jpg INSIDE: EYE SPY  IMG_2415_zps34419e0c.jpgIMG_2416_zps93173782.jpgIMG_2420_zps29a10126.jpgIMG_2421_zps68bd2292.jpg
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29-01-2014, 13:18
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Re: Cannon St Baptist church-Accrington
I wonder what will become of it? There's a trend over here to re-use old churches. One locally is now a martial arts school!
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29-01-2014, 16:32
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Re: Cannon St Baptist church-Accrington
Lord only knows
.I heard there was plans to turn it into apartments, but I think it's had a lot of legal/council issues.To be honest (like a lot of these old/listed buildings) anything would be better than leaving them to be burnt down/demolished 
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29-01-2014, 21:42
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Re: Cannon St Baptist church-Accrington
I thought it was being turning into apartments as well. I am led to believe that the Council building on Cannon Street has been bought and is being turned into apartments. Someone on here might know more about both buildings
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