St Thomas' Church is in Caunce Street, Blackpool,

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, England. It is an active Anglican

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in the Deanery of Blackpool, the Archdeaconry of Lancaster and the

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History

The church was built in 1930–32 and designed by the Lancaster architect Henry Paley of Austin and Paley, and cost £10,326 (equivalent to £ in ). It is constructed in brick with stone dressings, and has windows with mixed Decorated and

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. Only the east end of the church and 3½ bays of the

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and

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s were completed. Brandwood and his co-authors consider that the interior is "of dignity and with several inventive touches". Because it was never completed, Hartwell and

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in the ''

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'' series describe it as "a stump of a church".

Present day

It continues to be an active church in the

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tradition. The vicar is the Revd David O’Brien.St Thomas' Church website.
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References

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External links

St Thomas' Church website

St Thomas's, Blackpool at genuki.org
Church of England church buildings in Lancashire Diocese of Blackburn Austin and Paley buildings Gothic Revival church buildings in England Gothic Revival architecture in Lancashire 20th-century Church of England church buildings Churches in Blackpool {{England-church-stub

History

Present day

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