A PHOTOGRAPHIC display of an old local church now on display at Rawtenstall central library is creating a great deal of interest.

The pictures, some dating back to the 1890s, are of the Bethlehem Unitarian Church at Newchurch.

They have been donated by the church secretary Muriel Whittaker.

Reference library assistant Trisha Barnfield said: "Many of the photographs are of the New Year play which used to be put on at the church over the years, some dating back to 1890."

Others are of the church exterior, the Sunday School and choir.

Trisha said: "The church is now down to a congregation of about nine and the photos were donated to us for safe keeping.

"The exhibition is attracting quite a bit of attention and we are asking if visitors to the library can identify any of the people on the prints."

The exhibition will continue until the middle of January.