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).
Of some interest as a dual-purpose building erected under the patronage of two prolific clerical builders, but not of... Read More
A small but highly significant sandstone church by A. W. N. Pugin, leading architect and apologist for the Gothic... Read More
A large and economical red brick Gothic Revival church of the 1880s, built for cotton mill workers. The presbytery is... Read More
E. W. Pugin in ‘Roguish’ mode; an eclectic Gothic church and presbytery in the traditional Catholic stronghold of... Read More
A good example of E. W. Pugin’s work, built by the Benedictines, who made Whitehaven the centre of their West... Read More
An interesting modern design of the 1970s. The church was built in 1975 on a new site to serve a modern suburb of... Read More
A late nineteenth century dual-purpose school and chapel, built by the Benedictines to serve an area of poor housing,... Read More
A late example of ‘modern Gothic’, showing the stylistic influence of F. X. Velarde. The church was built in 1960... Read More
One of the oldest Catholic churches still in use in Cumbria. Described by Pevsner as ‘a remarkably substantial... Read More
A late church by Sandy & Norris, unusually planned with two naves to cater for seasonally fluctuating... Read More
A good and complete church by E. W. Pugin, part of the Benedictine mission to West Cumberland. Founded from Whitehaven... Read More
A plain post-Vatican II design, built to serve a post-war housing estate. The parish was erected in 1964 to... Read More
