| Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes | |
|---|---|
  Location in Blackpool | |
| General information | |
| Type | Shrine |
| Address | Whinney Heys Road |
| Town or city | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°49′22″N 3°00′59″W / 53.8229°N 3.0165°W |
| Construction started | 1955 |
| Completed | 1957 |
| Renovated | 2008 |
| Cost | £50,000 (equivalent to £1,520,000 in 2023),[1] |
| Renovation cost | £650,000 (estimated) |
| Owner | Historic Chapels Trust |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Francis Xavier Velarde |
| Website | |
| Historic Chapels Trust | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Thanksgiving Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Designated | 30 June 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1387319 |
The Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Blackpool, stands in Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, England (grid reference SD332368). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[2] and now owned by Historic Chapels Trust.[3] Locally it is simply known as 'The Shrine' or the 'Bishop's folly'. The 'White Church' is another Church building in Ansdell.[4]
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 7 May 2024
- ^ Historic England, "Thanksgiving Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Blackpool (1387319)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 September 2013
- ^ Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Historic Chapels Trust, retrieved 12 July 2010
- ^ "Shrine could be community venue", Blackpool Citizen, Blackpool: Newsquest Media Group, retrieved 12 July 2010