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 St
Michael's Parish Church
Burnley Road East, Lumb
The
Church and parish of St Michael arose out of the
rising population of the parish of Newchurch growing
to such an extent that at Newchurch there was insufficient
room to cater for their needs. The Ecclesiastical
District of Lumb was constituted on the 25th
February 1846 out of the parish of Newchurch and the
corner stone of St Michael’s was laid on 29th
September 1847 by John Hargreaves Esq. of Blackburn,
the donor of the site. The Church was consecrated on
9th December 1848 by the Bishop of Manchester the
Rt. Rev. James Prince Lee and the first vicar being
the Rev. Ralph Kinder. The Church, which cost
approximately £2,000, is of an early Norman style
with a central tower which is supported on massive
square piers which houses. There is seating
accommodation of about 600 seats.
In
1885, with the formation of the parish of St Anne's
Edgeside the parish area was reduced and the
districts of Brockclough, Hollin and Shawclough
became part of the new parish.
By
the mid 1980's the church was in dire need of
repair, mainly due to the roof suffering from dry
rot. To allow the church to stay in use the Rev John
Wood took the decision to reduce the space used
inside the building and sevices were held in the
nave. In 1984 with the departure of Rev. Woods the
parish was merge with St Nicholas, Newchurch. With a
dwindling congregation and further deterioration to
the structcher of the building it was decided to
close the church, and the last service was contucted
by the Rev. Charles Ellis on Sunday the 9th December
2001.
War Memorial
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The Vicars
of St Michael's |
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Rev. Ralph
Kinder |
1848 |
- 1873 |
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Rev. james
Wilkie Baron |
1873 |
- 1877 |
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Rev.
Robert Alexander McKee |
1877 |
- 1882 |
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Rev.
Francis Hall Locket |
1882 |
- 1909 |
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Rev.
Charles Edward Little |
1909 |
- 1916 |
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Rev.
Walter Pearson |
1916 |
- 1926 |
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Rev.
Theophilus Caleb |
1926 |
- 1933 |
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Rev. John
Woollen |
1933 |
- 1933 |
Interim
Curate |
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Rev. Jacob
Mort |
1933 |
- 1948 |
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Rev. Oscar
H Hemming |
1948 |
- 1953 |
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Rev. Henry
H Tanner |
1954 |
- 1974 |
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Rev. Keith
Harrison |
1974 |
- 1980 |
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Rev. John
Wood |
1980 |
- 1984 |
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Rev. Alan
Trevor Toombs |
1984 |
- 1999 |
Vicar of
St Nicholas, Newchurch |
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Rev.
Charles Ellis |
1999 |
- 2001 |
Vicar of
St Nicholas, Newchurch |
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Parish registers
The
following registers are held at Manchester Diocese
Archives, Manchester Central Library, and on
microfilm at Rawtenstall Library, Local Studies
Department.
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Baptisms 1846 - 1925 |
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Burials 1849 - 1950 |
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Marriages 1849 - 1935 |
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