St Michael's Church, Kirkham

St Michael's Church, Kirkham
St Michael's Church, Kirkham, from the southeast
St Michael's Church, Kirkham is located in the Borough of Fylde
St Michael's Church, Kirkham
St Michael's Church, Kirkham
Location in the Borough of Fylde
53°47′03″N 2°52′16″W / 53.7843°N 2.8710°W / 53.7843; -2.8710
OS grid referenceSD 427,323
LocationChurch Street, Kirkham, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Michael
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated20 September 1985
Architect(s)Robert Roper,
Edmund Sharpe,
Joseph Hansom (?)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1822
Completed1853
Construction cost£5,000 (nave)
(equivalent to £640,000 in 2023)[1]
Specifications
Capacity600
Spire height150 feet (46 m)
MaterialsAshlar sandstone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryLancaster
DeaneryKirkham
ParishKirkham
Clergy
Vicar(s)Fr Richard Dashwood[2]
Laity
Reader(s)Anne Wintle
Director of musicPhilip Daniels
Churchwarden(s)Nicholas Long
Michael O'Brien
Flower guildChristine Lever
Parish administratorNatasha Birks
Interior of the church

St Michael's Church is in the town of Kirkham, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[3] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the deanery of Kirkham.[4]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "02/05/21 New Vicar Announcement – St Michael's Church, Kirkham".
  3. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Kirkham (1362357)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 February 2012
  4. ^ St Michael, Kirkham, Church of England, retrieved 17 May 2011