The Parish Church of St Matthew, Highfield
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The Parish Church of St Matthew, Highfield
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 23 Jul 2019
St Matthew's Church is in Billinge Road. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1384453 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1384453 ). The church was built, in Early-English style, between 1892 and 1894 for Colonel Henry Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell, owner of the Pemberton Colliery, in memory of his late wife, Beatrice. the church tower is surmounted by an octagonal spire with lucarnes.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.529236
Longitude
-2.672327