Ossy church demolition

MargaretR · 07-08-2008, 07:08

I have just found this news article about the Melbourne St 'church' (not of architectural value)
Oswaldtwistle church housing plan given thumbs up (From Lancashire Telegraph)

It says it is 'unused'.
I have always been under the impression that it was this 'church' who owns the land next to the Pet Warehouse nearby, which has been used as a car park and is now fenced off. Please advise me if you know different.

If the church is unused, why have they fenced off the land to build a replacement

jaysay · 07-08-2008, 10:16

I've always been under the impression that its in use Maragaret, it was used as a polling station too, but don't know if it still is

MargaretR · 07-08-2008, 10:29

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I've always been under the impression that its in use Maragaret, it was used as a polling station too, but don't know if it still is

Was a polling staion when I first moved here - but not at last election in May - gone postal have you?

panther · 07-08-2008, 10:36

Lets hope they do something about that shop near by first!(former village pantry), its awful, dirty sods should be fined for having a tip like that, im sure i wouldnt like my house looking at that ****ole!

wonder if they will be rented or for sale?

jaysay · 07-08-2008, 11:41

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Originally Posted by margaret@rothwell5.f

Was a polling staion when I first moved here - but not at last election in May - gone postal have you?

I've had a postal vote since my twenties, at first for work reasons, and then for health reasons, can't remember the last time I voted at a polling station, St Pauls Ossy was the last one I used

cherokee · 07-08-2008, 14:53

My kids used to go to sunday school there when they were little. I thought it was still used for that.

danny27 · 08-08-2008, 12:53

Its always sad when a church gets pulled down, and then a mosque gets built.

Bye bye british heritage!

MargaretR · 08-08-2008, 12:55

This isn't a church in the normal understanding of the word - more like a wood bungalow which was used by yankee style bible thumpers

danny27 · 08-08-2008, 12:59

Oh...well still, very sad. Sorry maggie, im not familiar with the place, i just assumed it was a "church"