Historic churches · North West England
St Thomas' Church, Lancaster
St Thomas' Church, Lancaster — grade II listed church in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lancaster · 0.6 km
About
St Thomas' Church, Lancaster is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1853. Designed by Edmund Sharpe. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.0461°, -2.7994°.
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Heritage listing
St Thomas' Church is in Marton Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Thomas' Church is in Marton Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
St Thomas' was built between 1840 and 1841 to a design by the local architect Edmund Sharpe. One of the subscribers to the church was Queen Victoria who, as Duchess of Lancaster, contributed £150 (equivalent to £|r=-2}}}} in ). The foundation stone was laid on 3 March 1840, the church opened for worship on 14 April 1841, and it was consecrated on 14 June by Rt Revd John Bird Sumner, Bishop of Chester. In 1852–53 Sharpe's successor, E. G. Paley, added the northeast steeple and the chancel in a similar architectural style. Campbell invested much of his own money into the church, including building the spire, installing an organ and building a church school behind the church. He was succeeded…
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- Coordinates
- 54.0461, -2.7994
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Lancaster, unparished area
- Postcode
- LA1 1YE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Phone
- +44 1524 599900
- Established
- 1853
- Nearest railway station
- Lancaster — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.st.tees.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595532 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Thomas' Church, Lancaster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Thomas Lancaster drawing.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Thomas' Church, Lancaster?
- St Thomas' Church, Lancaster is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA1 1YE), in the parish of Lancaster, unparished area.
- When was St Thomas' Church, Lancaster built?
- Built or established in 1853. Designed by Edmund Sharpe.
- Is St Thomas' Church, Lancaster a listed building?
- St Thomas' Church, Lancaster is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Thomas' Church, Lancaster a protected site?
- Yes — St Thomas' Church, Lancaster is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to St Thomas' Church, Lancaster?
- The nearest railway station is Lancaster, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA1 1YE.