| English Martyrs Church | |
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| Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, Preston | |
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  English Martyrs Church | |
| 53°46′09″N 2°42′15″W / 53.7692°N 2.7043°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD5367730545 |
| Location | Preston, Lancashire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | EnglishMartyrsPreston.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | January 22, 1865 |
| Founder(s) | Bishop Alexander Goss |
| Dedication | St Thomas Becket and the English Martyrs |
| Dedicated | 1 December 1867 |
| Consecrated | 14 September 1921 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 2 September 1985[1] |
| Architect(s) | Edward Welby Pugin |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 26 May 1866 |
| Completed | 9 February 1888 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 850 |
| Length | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Width | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Height | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Lancaster |
| Deanery | Preston[2] |
English Martyrs Church or its full name The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Preston, Lancashire. It was designed by Edward Welby Pugin and is a shrine church of the Diocese of Lancaster. It is near to Preston city centre and stands on the corner of the A6, between Aqueduct Street and St George's Road.
- ^ British Listed Buildings, accessed 2 February 2013
- ^ Deaneries from Diocese of Lancaster, accessed 2 February 2013