St Peter's Church, Hindley

The church was built in 1863–66 and designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. It cost £9,507 (), and provided seating for 689 people. Restructuring in 2019 The church parish underwent a major structural and organisational change in 2019. The Parish of St. Peter's was abolished and merged with the nearby parishes of All Saints Hindley, Good Shepherd Bamfurlong, St. John's Hindley Green, St John the Evangelist Abram, St. Nathaniel's Platt Bridge and St John and St Elizabeth Bickershaw to form the new 7 church parish of Chapelfields. The restructuring was strongly opposed by many worshippers in the church community, with petitions and protests being organised in opposition. Revd. David…

The arcades are carried on round piers with crocketted capitals. The wagon roof is supported by separate corbelled shafts. In the church are two wrought iron chandeliers. The font is round and is carried on a quatrefoil column. Its bowl is carved with roundels. It was rebuilt in 1903 with pneumatic action by Thomas Pendlebury of Leigh. In 1966 J. H. Cowen of Liverpool added a detached electric console and more stops. In 1977 most of the alterations made by Cowan were reversed by the Pendlebury Organ Company of Cleveleys, who also added a new detached drawstop console. The organ has been awarded a Historic Organ Certificate, Grade II*. This organ is no longer in a playable condition, and the…