194 History of the 



massive tower at the south-west angle, which contains six bells. 

 Commodious schools, with class-rooms and teacher's house, for 

 day and Sunday school purposes, were erected in i860. There is 

 also a good vicarage house. The living is in the gift of five 

 Trustees. 



The Rev. John McCubbin was appointed first Incumbent, and 

 held the benefice until his death, 26th November, 1888. The Rev. 

 John Smith Doxey, present Vicar, was nominated by the Trustees, 

 1 5th December, 1888. 



St. James's Church, Waterfoot, was opened by Licence, on 

 October 23, 1863, and consecrated by the Lord Bishop of 

 Manchester, on Thursday, November 23, 1865. The building 

 was erected by public subscription at a cost of nearly ;^5ooo, the 

 principal contributors towards the erection being the late James 

 Crabtree, of Newchurch, George Hargreaves, J. P., and Lieutenant- 

 Colonel Munn, J. P. The Patronage is vested in the Trustees. 

 There are 603 sittings, of which 324 are free. 



The following is a list of the Vicars since the foundation : — 

 Rev. Robert Smith, M.A. 1865, left 1873 ; Rev. Alexander James 

 Harrison, B.D. 1873, left 1885, Rev. Charles Wesson, M.A. 1886, 

 the present Vicar. 



St. Saviour's Church, Bacup, was consecrated by the Lord 

 Bishop of Manchester, on Monday, January 23rd, 1865. The 

 building, which is an elegant Gothic with spire at the east end, was 

 erected at the sole cost of James Maden Holt, Esq., M.A., of 

 Stubbylee, who is the Patron. The Rev. W. Whitworth, M.A. 

 was the first Vicar, and on his resignation in 1869, was succeeded 

 by the Rev. Wm. Johnson, M.A., the present Vicar. 



The Church contains a Baptistery for the immersion of adults. 

 This is sunk in the middle of the chancel, and covered by 

 ornamental grating on a level with the floor. 



For several years prior to the erection of the Church, divine 

 service was conducted in the upper room of the School ; which, 

 with the Parsonage, in the immediate vicinity, were built by the 

 some munificent patron. 



