| St Paul's Church, Preston | |
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  St Paul's Church, Preston Location in Preston | |
| 53°45′45″N 2°41′39″W / 53.7624°N 2.6941°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 543,298 |
| Location | St Paul's Square, Preston, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Former parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 28 March 1977 |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1823 |
| Completed | 1882 |
| Construction cost | £6,221 |
| Closed | 1 January 1979 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, tiled roofs |
St Paul's Church is a redundant Anglican parish church in St Paul's Square, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[2]
The building was home to radio stations Rock FM and Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire (originally Red Rose Radio) from 1981 to 2020.[3]
- ^ Historic England, "Former Church of St Paul (now Red Rose Radio) (1207331)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 December 2011
- ^ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818–1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 327, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
- ^ "End of an era as Rock FM presenters to leave Preston - for good". 27 January 2020.