St Michael's Church, Kirkham
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St Michael's Church is in the town of Kirkham, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[3] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the deanery of Kirkham.[4]
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St Michael's Church, Kirkham | |
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53.7843°N 2.8710°W / 53.7843; -2.8710 | |
OS grid reference | SD 427,323 |
Location | Church Street, Kirkham, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | St Michael |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 20 September 1985 |
Architect(s) | Robert Roper, Edmund Sharpe, Joseph Hansom (?) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1822 |
Completed | 1853 |
Construction cost | £5,000 (nave) (equivalent to £540,000 in 2021)[1] |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 600 |
Spire height | 150 feet (46 m) |
Materials | Ashlar sandstone, slate roofs |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
Deanery | Kirkham |
Parish | Kirkham |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Fr Richard Dashwood[2] |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Anne Wintle |
Director of music | Philip Daniels |
Churchwarden(s) | Nicholas Long Michael O'Brien |
Flower guild | Christine Lever |
Parish administrator | Natasha Birks |
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