St Walburge's Church
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St Walburge's Church is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Preston, England, renowned for its exceptionally tall and slender spire, one of the highest of any parish church in the UK.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Walburge's Church canonical | 1 |
| St Walburge's, Preston | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ parish church ⓘ |
| architect | Joseph Hansom ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic Revival architecture
|
| category |
Churches in Preston, Lancashire
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Grade I listed churches in Lancashire ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Lancashire ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1854 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1850 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Walpurga
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Walburga
|
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster ⓘ |
| function | place of worship ⓘ |
| hasDenomination | Catholic ⓘ |
| hasFeature | very tall and slender spire ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 12 June 1950 ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancashire
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Preston ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Walpurga
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Walburga
|
| notableFor | one of the tallest parish church spires in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| parish |
St Walburge's Church
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
St Walburge's, Preston
|
| previousDiocese |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Liverpool
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| spiresRanking | among tallest parish church spires in the UK ⓘ |
| towerFeature | slender spire ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St Walburge's, Preston