The Central District of Blackburn in the County of -- Lancashire --

Church of England

1. St Mary the Virgin, Cathedral Close, Blackburn, BB1 5AA
   St Mary the Virgin is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 683279
   Founded: 596
   Parish Church, now the Cathedral

2. All Saints, Bolton Road, Nova Scotia, Blackburn, BB2 3QW
   All Saints is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681273
   Founded: 1872 Closed: 1991

3. Christ Church, Mosley Street, Grimshaw Park, Blackburn, BB2 3SU
   Christ Church is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 684271
   Founded: 1859
   The old church was demolished in 1972 and was replaced by a new building which opened in 1994.

4. Eccles Row, Eccles Row, Park Place, Blackburn, BB1 1EF
   Eccles Row is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 686272
   Founded: 1899
   Closed 1906 and subsequently reopened

5. Holy Trinity, Mount Pleasant, Daisyfield, Blackburn, BB1 5DQ
   Holy Trinity is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 687283
   Founded: 1846 Closed: 1979
   Foundation stone laid Jan 1837 and opened on 11th Jan 1846. Consecrated on 12th July 1846
   Church closed 1979, no longer in use but building remains under Church Trust, grade 2 listed in 1981

6. Kemp St Mission, Kemp Street, Grimshaw Park, Blackburn, BB2 3AN
   Kemp St Mission is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 685268
   Founded: 1895 Closed: 1925

7. St Barnabas, Addison Street, Blackburn, BB2 1JA
   St Barnabas is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 673280
   Founded: 1876
   Old church demolished 1981 due to dry rot
   Church re-established 1988 in old Co-op building on Johnston Street

8. St James, St James Road, Brookhouse, Blackburn, BB1 8EP
   St James is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 680292
   Founded: 1789

9. St John the Evangelist, Victoria Street, Blackburn, BB1 6DW
   St John the Evangelist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 683283
   Founded: 1789
   Built 1788 by subscription as Chapel of Ease to Parish Church
   Consecrated 31st July 1789
   Parish formed in 1847
   Services ended 1975
   Owned by council and grade 2 listed in 1951

10. St Luke with St Philip, Bank Top, Blackburn, BB2 2LX
    St Luke with St Philip is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 673274
    Founded: 1859

11. St Matthew, Cambridge Street, Higher Audley, Blackburn, BB1 1ES
    St Matthew is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 688277
    Founded: 1886 Closed: 1999

12. St Michael, Daisy Lane, Blackburn, BB1 5HB
    St Michael is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 690287
    Founded: 1844 Closed: ?
    Building bought in 1839 (previously a Wesleyan Church) and opened in 1844.
    Replaced by St Michael and All Angels in 1869
    Building stood until at least mid 1950s, used by other United Methodists

13. St Michael and All Angels, Whalley New Road, Daisyfield, Blackburn, BB1 6WG
    St Michael and All Angels is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 688289
    Founded: 1869 Closed: 1981
    Built around 1869 replacing St Michael's Church
    Closed 1981, demolished 1986

14. St Michael and All Angels Worship Centre, Palm Street , Daisyfield, Blackburn, BB1 6JQ
    St Michael and All Angels Worship Centre is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 689290

15. St Paul, St Paul's Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LH
    St Paul is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 677282
    Founded: 1792 Closed: 1954

16. St Peter, St Peter Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AL
    St Peter is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 680277
    Founded: 1821 Closed: 1976
    Graveyard still exists

17. St Thomas, Lambeth Street, Copy Nook, Blackburn, BB1 1LD
    St Thomas is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 694280
    Founded: 1865 Closed: 1977
    Building demolished
    WW1 memorial moved to grounds of St Jude, Accrington Rd.

Roman Catholic

18. St Alban, Whalley New Rd, Lark Hill, Blackburn, BB1 6JS
    St Alban is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 688286
    Founded: 1777

19. Good Shepherd, Earl Street, Brookhouse, Blackburn, BB1 8EW
    Good Shepherd is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681291
    Founded: 1967
    Linked to St Alban

20. St Anne, Princes Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LW
    St Anne is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 678279
    Founded: 1849
    See the Church website

21. St Joseph, Mary Street, Audley Range, Blackburn, BB1 1JP
    St Joseph is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 694278
    Founded: before 1877
    Old church closed in 1977 and was demolished in 1981
    New building was constructed on nearby site

22. St Mary, Islington, Blackburn, BB2 2LN
    St Mary is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681275
    Founded: 1859 Closed: 1987
    Demolished

Apostolic

23. Randal St Apostolic, Randal Street, Brookhouse, Blackburn, BB1 7EP
    Randal St Apostolic is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681285
    Founded: before 1956 Closed: ?
    No longer in use and building demolished

Baptist

24. Islington Particular Baptist Chapel, Islington, Blackburn, BB2 2AB
    Islington Particular Baptist Chapel is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681275
    Founded: 1760 Closed: ?
    Meeting house opened 29th May 1765
    New Church built 1930
    No longer in use but used as a warehouse.

25. Montague St Baptist, Montague Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LH
    Montague St Baptist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 677280
    Founded: 1842 Closed: ?
    Church was rebuilt in 1910
    Building demolished

Christadelphian

26. Daisy Lane Christadelphian, Daisy Lane, Blackburn, BB1 5HB
    Daisy Lane Christadelphian is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 689287

Christian Brethren

27. Anvil St Christian Brethren, Anvil Street, Brookhouse, Blackburn, BB1 6DS
    Anvil St Christian Brethren is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 683285
    Founded: 1895 Closed: ?

Congregational

28. Audley Range Congregational, Audley Range, Blackburn, BB1 1SX
    Audley Range Congregational is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 693276
    Founded: 1877 Closed: 1988
    Building demolished

29. Furthergate Congregational, Artillery Street, Furthergate, Blackburn, BB1 3DW
    Furthergate Congregational is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 696282
    Founded: 1895 Closed: ?
    In 1972 joined English Presbyterian to form URC

30. James St Congregational, James Street, Blackburn, BB1 6AR
    James St Congregational is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681284
    Founded: 1840
    In 1972 joined English Presbyterian to form URC

31. Montague St Congregational, Montague Street, Blackburn, BB2 1EH
    Montague St Congregational is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 675283
    Founded: 1820

32. Park Road Congregational, Park Road, Grimshaw Park, Blackburn, BB2 3PX
    Park Road Congregational is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 683274
    Founded: 1852 Closed: ?

Independent

33. Chapel St Independent, Chapel Street, Blackburn, BB2 2EF
    Chapel St Independent is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 678277
    Founded: 1777 Closed: 1975
    Only the spire remains

Jewish

34. Paradise Lane Jewish, Paradise Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LX
    Paradise Lane Jewish is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 680279
    Founded: 1895

Latter Day Saints

35. Lambeth St Latter Day Saints, Lambeth Street, Blackburn, BB2 1DB
    Lambeth St Latter Day Saints is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 678284
    Building demolished

Methodist

36. Eccles St Primitive Methodist, Eccles Street, Nova Scotia, Blackburn, BB2 3QN
    Eccles St Primitive Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681271
    Founded: before 1895 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

37. Grimshaw Park Primitive Methodist, Mosley Street, Towns Moor, Blackburn, BB2 3SG
    Grimshaw Park Primitive Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681267
    Founded: 1872 Closed: ?

38. Haslingden Road Wesleyan Chapel, Haslingden Road, Grimshaw Park, Blackburn, BB2 3HW
    Haslingden Road Wesleyan Chapel is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 688269
    Founded: 1885 Closed: ?
    Half demolished and converted to a house.

39. Rechabite Hall, Cable Street, Blackburn, BB1 6AR
    Rechabite Hall is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 683283

40. Regent St Methodist, Regent Street, Blackburn, BB1 6LF
    Regent St Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 684284
    Founded: about 1852 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

41. Russel St Christian Meeting House, Russel Street, Towns Moor, Blackburn, BB2 3QP
    Russel St Christian Meeting House is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 682273
    Founded: before 1895 Closed: ?

42. Salisbury St Primitive Methodist, Salisbury Street, Daisyfield, Blackburn, BB1 5LH
    Salisbury St Primitive Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 691285
    Founded: before 1895 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

43. St Paul, Higher Audley Street, Blackburn, BB1 1DH
    St Paul is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 688275
    Registered for Solemnising marriages from 2nd May 1978.

New Jerusalem

44. Anvil St New Jerusalem, Anvil Street, Brookhouse, Blackburn, BB1 6AY
    Anvil St New Jerusalem is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 684284
    Founded: 1894 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

Pentecostal

45. Park Road Elim Pentecostal, Park Road, Towns Moor, Blackburn, BB2 3DJ
    Park Road Elim Pentecostal is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 684273
    Founded: 1920s

Presbyterian

46. Mount St Presbyterian Chapel, Mount Street, Blackburn, BB1 5BE
    Mount St Presbyterian Chapel is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 686280
    Founded: 1810 Closed: 1964
    Building demolished

47. St George, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 1DB
    St George is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 678284
    Founded: before 1811 Closed: 1974
    United with Shear Brow Congregational, Four Lane Ends to become Revidge Fold United Reformed Church

48. Whalley Range Presbyterian, Whalley Range, Bastwell, Blackburn, BB1 6NG
    Whalley Range Presbyterian is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 687291
    Founded: 1900 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

Primitive Methodist

49. Ebenezer Primitive Methodist, Montague Street, Blackburn
    Ebenezer Primitive Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 688281
    Founded: about 1820
    Formed about 1820 with a meeting room in Eanam
    Moved to a chapel in Montague Street, opened 1837

50. Oxford St Primitive Methodist, Oxford Street, Higher Audley, Blackburn, BB1 1HN
    Oxford St Primitive Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 689278
    Founded: before 1895 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

51. Zion Primitive Methodist, Montague Street, Blackburn, BB2 1NF
    Zion Primitive Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 678279
    Founded: before 1895 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

Society of Friends (Quaker)

52. Friends Meeting House, Paradise Lane, Blackburn, BB2 1LY
    Friends Meeting House is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 679280
    Founded: 1793
    Present building built 1824

Spiritualist

53. Freckleton St Spiritualist Church, Freckleton Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AL
    Freckleton St Spiritualist Church is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 680276
    Closed: 1901
    Originally a school converted to church between 1848 and 1893
    Closed when new temple built and converted to secular use.

54. Princes St Spiritualist, Princes Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LS
    Princes St Spiritualist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 678279
    Founded: 2014
    Foundation stone laid in 2013

55. St Peter St Spiritualist, St Peter Street, Blackburn, BB2 2HH
    St Peter St Spiritualist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681278
    Founded: 1901 Closed: 2014

United Methodist

56. Derby St United Methodist Free Church, Derby Street, Cob Wall, Blackburn, BB1 5HR
    Derby St United Methodist Free Church is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 691288
    Founded: before 1895 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

57. Fielden St United Methodist, Fielden Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LQ
    Fielden St United Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 679280
    Founded: 1889 Closed: 1971

58. Paradise Lane United Methodist, Paradise Lane, Blackburn, BB2 1LQ
    Paradise Lane United Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 679280
    Founded: before 1837
    Old church demolished and new building on the same site

Wesleyan Methodist

59. Altom St Wesleyan Methodist, Altom Street, Brookhouse, Blackburn, BB1 7LH
    Altom St Wesleyan Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 683286
    Founded: 1895 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

60. Clayton St Chapel, Clayton Street, Blackburn, BB2 2ED
    Clayton St Chapel is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 681279
    Founded: before 1784

61. Harrison St Wesleyan Methodist, Harrison Street, Blackburn, BB2 2JN
    Harrison St Wesleyan Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 677275
    Founded: 1879 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

62. Harwood St Wesleyan Methodist, Harwood Street, Furthergate, Blackburn, BB1 3HD
    Harwood St Wesleyan Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 696283
    Founded: before 1895 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

63. Kendal St Wesleyan Methodist, Kendal Street, Blackburn, BB1 8DA
    Kendal St Wesleyan Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 679286
    Founded: 1874 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

64. Trinity Wesleyan Methodist, Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6BF
    Trinity Wesleyan Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 674284
    Founded: 1878 Closed: ?
    Building demolished

Other

65. Bethesda Chapel, Shakespeare Way, Bank Top, Blackburn, BB2 1XL
    Bethesda Chapel is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 674274

66. The Beacon Centre Community Church, Mill Lane, Blackburn, BB2 2AU
    The Beacon Centre Community Church is located at OS Grid Reference - SD 682278