St Peter's Church, Preston | |
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53°45′49″N 2°42′30″W / 53.7636°N 2.7082°W | |
Location | St Peter's Square, Preston, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Redundant |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 12 June 1950 |
Architect(s) | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson Joseph Mitchell |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1822 |
Completed | 1852 |
Closed | 1973 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone |
St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican parish church in St Peter'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] In 1973 it became part of Preston Polytechnic, later the University of Central Lancashire.