St Oswald's Church, Preesall
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St Oswald's Church, Preesall
Image: © Rude Health Taken: 10 Mar 2013
St Oswald's Church is an Anglican church in Preesall, a town on the Fylde coastal plain in Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster. It was built 1896–1898, designed by Hubert Austin, and has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. St Oswald's was designed by Hubert Austin of the Lancaster architectural firm Austin and Paley in 1896, and building of the church was completed in 1899. Austin's signed architectural plans for the building hang inside the church. It was originally a chapel of ease to St James' Church at nearby Stalmine. The church cost about £3,450 (£290,000 as of 2013).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.927208
Longitude
-2.977199