The Diocese of Lancaster was founded on 22 November 1924. It consists of the historic counties of Lancashire (north of the Ribble), Cumberland and Westmorland. It is a suffragan diocese in Province of Liverpool, and is subject to the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The cathedral is in Lancaster, and is dedicated to St Peter. 121 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2005).
A modest design of the Vatican II era, serving a post-war estate. A parish was erected to serve the post-war Larches... Read More
A substantial post-war modern Romanesque design by Sandy & Norris, with a powerful west tower and interior of... Read More
A late Gothic Revival church, located in a conservation area. Built in 1938 – no further information obtained. A... Read More
The culmination of the major Preston church building programme of the 1950s and an impressive late work by Sir Giles... Read More
A small post-Vatican II church built on a fan-shaped plan.The church is an offshoot from Our Lady and St Edward’s,... Read More
A powerful brick design by W. C. Mangan church, unusually (for him) Gothic, with a bold octagonal west tower.The... Read More
An early, archaeologically correct Gothic Revival church with significant later adaptations, all by major nineteenth... Read More
Church built in the heart of the cotton district, with an unremarkable brick exterior and impressive internal volume... Read More
Post-war church with a striking interior of parabolic arches.Maria Goretti (1890-1902) was a devout peasant girl from... Read More
A utilitarian building, converted from an old egg-packing station in 1971.The 1950s and 60s saw the... Read More
A late essay in Early English Gothic by a local architect, of some scale and architectural ambition.*Update: church... Read More
A major church in Gothic style by E. W. Pugin, and the earliest and best example of Canon James Taylor’s... Read More
