St Bartholomew's Church, Colne

St Bartholomew's, Colne
St Bartholomew's, Colne Location in the Borough of Pendle
Coordinates: 53°51′26″N 2°10′13″W / 53.8572°N 2.1703°W / 53.8572; -2.1703
OS grid reference	SD 8889540124
Location	Church Street, Colne, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	29 January 1988 (1988-01-29)
Specifications
Height	62 feet (19 m)
Administration
Deanery	Pendle
Archdeaconry	Blackburn
Diocese	Blackburn
Province	York

St Bartholomew's Church is in the town of Colne in Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. There has been a church on the site since no later than the 12th century although the present building mostly dates from the 16th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

A church has existed on the site from no later than the 12th century and was possibly founded by Robert de Lacy. The present building mostly dates from the early 16th century although there are traces from the late 12th or early 13th century in the north arcade of the nave. The building probably underwent significant restoration in the 16th century. A font was donated to the church by Lawrence Towneley in 1590. In 1815, repairs were made to the north arcade by Thomas Taylor. The building underwent restoration by E. G. Paley in 1856–57, and a further restoration in 1889–91 by Paley, Austin and Paley. In the latter restoration the north aisle was removed and replaced by a double aisle, an organ chamber and vestries were added, the church was reseated, and screens, choir stalls, a pulpit and an altar were added; this restoration cost nearly £7,000 (equivalent to £690,000 in 2015). In 1988 the church was designated a Grade I listed building. The Grade I listing is for buildings "of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important".

The church is constructed of wrought stone in the Perpendicular and Late Perpendicular styles. Its plan consists of a nave with a south and a double north aisle, a chancel, chapels to the north and south of the chancel, vestries, an organ chamber and a tower to the west. There is a porch to the south. The south windows are straight-headed with four arched lights; the clerestory has three-light windows. The five-light east window has cinquefoil heads and rectilinear tracery. The north aisle has two- and three-light windows.