St Paul's church is situated in Low Moor in the market town of Clitheroe. Our congregation is a loving, friendly group that welcomes and encourages people to faith. We are a parish with a real family feel and we care very much for one another and also for our wider community. St Paul's is a Child Friendly Church.
We operate an open church policy and visitors to the area are often seen having a look around our lovely building and grounds.
History on our beautiful church:
St Paul's has a chapel dedicated to the Royal Engineers who were based in Low Moor during WW2.
St. Paul's Church in Clitheroe opened its doors to the community of Clitheroe on Good Friday in 1863. The church was built on part of the castle rock, with the foundation stone laid in 1862. The building was constructed by the Garnett family, wealthy mill owners from Low Moor Village. The church is well-maintained and used for various community activities, including weddings, baptisms, and funerals.
The Church, is a historical building with roots dating back to the mid-19th century, around 1841. The original church, built by the Garnett family, was later used as a Sunday school. A new church was then built, and the original became a Sunday school in 1870. The current St Paul's Church is a majestic building, showcasing Gothic architectural styles.
The hamlet of Low Moor, distant about a mile from Clitheroe, and containing a population of about 1,000, was the scene of considerable stir on Monday last, when the corner stone of the new church, dedicated to St Paul, was laid by Miss Garnett of Row Field, in the presence of the Mayor and Corporation of Clitheroe and a numerous assembly.
The church consists of a nave and north and south aisles, measuring 64 feet by 50 feet, and a chancel 29 feet by 21 feet, with chancel aisles for organ, singing and vestry. At the west end is a tower spire, 140 feet high, and to be built capable of holding a peal of eight bells. The church is entered by a porch on the south side and an entrance through the tower. The building is designed in the Gothic style of the early part of the thirteenth century. It is to be built of limestone with dressings of freestone. The aisles are divided from the nave by an arcade of four arches, with circular columns and moulded capitals and bases.
"The corner-stone of this church, to be dedicated to St Paul, was laid by Miss Henrietta Garnett, of Roe Field, on Whit Monday, the 10th day of June 1867, and in the thirtieth year of the reign of Queen Victoria. The Rt Reverend James Prince Lee DD.
The above photo shows the church before the refit and now has less pews and full kitchen, toilets and meeting room. This allows us to use the building for multi purpose events.
Some other useful links:
Click here for some more information (to another website)
Click here for more information on the Garnett family
If you have any images or even more information on the photos above please drop us an email as always keen to see the history of St Paul`s Church, Low Moor.
19/05/25