Longholme Methodist Church is

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church in Rawtenstall,

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. The current building is the third used for methodist worship in Rawtenstall. It cost £7,000 and was opened on 18 March 1842. It provided 1300 seats for worshippers. The building was designed by John Simpson of Leeds. It was financed by the brothers

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and Peter Whitehead, local businessmen who are buried in a shared grave in the churchyard.

References

{{reflist Methodist churches in Lancashire Grade II listed churches in Lancashire