St Silas' Church, Blackburn
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St Silas' Church, Blackburn
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 5 Apr 2015
St Silas' Parish Church, is located on Preston New Road. Constructed in sandstone with freestone dressings, the church was completed in 1898 although it had been designed twenty years earlier, in 1878, by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The tower, which is 104 feet in height, was not added until 1913–14 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Silas'_Church,_Blackburn . The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 416923 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-416923-church-of-st-silas- British Listed Buildings).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.751431
Longitude
-2.507385