St Thomas' Church, Blackpool
| St Thomas' Church | |
|---|---|
  St Thomas' Church Location in Blackpool  St Thomas' Church Location in Lancashire | |
| Location | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Open Evangelical/New Wine |
| Website | stthomasblackpool |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Henry Paley |
| Years built | 1930–1932 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Lancaster |
| Deanery | Deanery of Blackpool |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd David O’Brien |
St Thomas' Church is in Caunce Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Deanery of Blackpool, the Archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Diocese of Blackburn.[1]
History
[edit]The church was built in 1930–32 and designed by the Lancaster architect Henry Paley of Austin and Paley, and cost £10,326 (equivalent to £910,000 in 2023).[2][3] It is constructed in brick with stone dressings, and has windows with mixed Decorated and Perpendicular tracery.[4] Only the east end of the church and 3½ bays of the nave and aisles were completed. Brandwood and his co-authors consider that the interior is "of dignity and with several inventive touches".[5] Because it was never completed, Hartwell and Pevsner in the Buildings of England series describe it as "a stump of a church".[4]
Present day
[edit]It continues to be an active church in the Evangelical tradition.[6]
The vicar is the Revd David O’Brien.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ St Thomas, Blackpool, Church of England, retrieved 30 August 2012
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 253.
- ^ a b Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 157.
- ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, pp. 184, 186.
- ^ Welcome, St Thomas' Church, Blackpool, retrieved 30 August 2012
- ^ St Thomas' Church website.
Bibliography
- Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
External links
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