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The Church of Immanuel, Feniscowles
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The Parish Church of Immanuel, Feniscowles. Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young
The Parish Church of Immanuel, Feniscowles
Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young

The first stone for the Feniscowles Immanuel Church was laid by William Feilden, of Feniscowles, Member of Parliament for Blackburn, on 5th February 1835. The building was built for £1000 and was paid for by private subscription. William Feilden gave the site to build the church along with £100. The stone to build the church was taken from a local quarry, Stanworth Delph.

The building was designed by Dr. Whittaker, Vicar of Blackburn, and is square style with a tower and spire at the west end and a porch which contains a mounted cross faced with the Feilden coat of arms.

 
The Parish Church of Immanuel, Feniscowles. Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young
The Parish Church of Immanuel, Feniscowles
Photograph supplied by and © of Brian Young

Originally, the church interior held box pews that had doors. The pews were removed during a renovation in 1932 when a new pulpit and chancel screen were erected. The lower walls were paneled in matching oak and the floors restored with composition tiles.

The church seats 230 worshippers. The resurrection window in the south nave is in memory of the Revd.Alexander Gallaher who was the vicar of Immanuel for thirty-three years. There are also other memorial stained glass windows throughout the church, including those who fell during the Great War.

The Church has a bell which is an ancient Japanese Bell. An exploration is under way to research how the bell came to rest in an English Parish Church.

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