Church of St Walburge, Preston
Church in Lancashire, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St Walburge's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Preston, Lancashire, England, northwest of the city centre on Weston Street. The church was built in the mid-19th century to a design by the Gothic Revival architect Joseph Hansom, the designer of the hansom cab, and is famous as having the tallest spire of any parish church in England. St Walburge's is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building.[1]
Quick Facts St Walburge's Church, OS grid reference ...
St Walburge's Church | |
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Catholic Church of St Walburge's, Preston | |
53.7629°N 2.7150°W / 53.7629; -2.7150 | |
OS grid reference | SD5296129851 |
Location | Preston, Lancashire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | icksp |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founded | 1847 |
Dedication | Saint Walpurga |
Consecrated | 3 August 1854 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 12 June 1950[1] |
Architect(s) | J. A. Hansom |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | May 1850 |
Completed | 1873 |
Specifications | |
Length | 55 yards (50 m) |
Width | 18 yards (16 m) |
Spire height | 309 feet (94 m) |
Materials | Sandstone body, slate roof Limestone steeple |
Administration | |
Province | Liverpool |
Diocese | Lancaster |
Deanery | Preston[2] |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Bishop Paul Swarbrick |
Rector | Canon Gwenael Cristofoli |
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In 2014 Michael Campbell, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster, entrusted the church to the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest as a shrine for Eucharistic Devotion.[3]