St Wilfrid's Church, Preston
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Saint Wilfrid's Church is a Roman Catholic church run by the Society of Jesus, in the city centre of Preston, Lancashire, England. It was built in 1793 and is situated between Fishergate and Winckley Square on Chapel Street.[3]
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St. Wilfrid's Preston | |
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Catholic Church of Saint Wilfrid, Preston | |
53.757478°N 2.702855°W / 53.757478; -2.702855 | |
OS grid reference | SD5376529221 |
Location | Preston, Lancashire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | http://stwilfridsparish.uk/ |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founded | April 1792 (1792-04) |
Founder(s) | Fr Joseph 'Daddy' Dunn |
Dedication | St Wilfrid |
Events | Remodelled 1879–80 Renovated 1996 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 27 September 1979[1] |
Architect(s) | Ignatius Scoles and Samuel Joseph Nicholl |
Style | Neo-classical |
Completed | June 1794 |
Construction cost | £4,000 |
Administration | |
Province | Liverpool |
Diocese | Lancaster |
Deanery | Preston[2] |
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