Victorian Burnley.
The second half of the 19th century saw Burnley develop into the cotton-weaving
capital of the world. By 1900 it had almost 100,000 inhabitants. As the
population increased the Town Committee could no longer cope with administering
of the town. Improvement commissions were set up and finally in 1861
Burnley was incorporated as a borough.
| As Burnley grew in size, St Peter’s was no longer able to accommodate the increased number of worshipers and several daughter churches were built. |
 St. Peter’s
in the 1860s. with the school on the left. In 1854 there were extensive alterations to the church. The nave roof was raised to accommodate five clerestory windows .
Inside the church, the Tudor pillars were shortened and slimmed
down. Pointed arches |
 The Rev. Robert Mosley
Master.
He was curate-in-charge from 1826 to 1855. He supervised the building of St. Peter’s School in 1828 and the alterations to the church itself in 1853-4. He masterminded the development of six new parishes to meet the needs of the growing town. He was called the ‘clogging parson’ because he saw to the provision of clogs for barefoot children. He died in 1867. |
were added. The organ was moved to the
west end of the church and the large pulpit removed. A new
east window was installed to commemorate the incumbency of
the Rev. Robert Mosley Master.