Blackburn Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin with Saint Paul, is a Church of England cathedral situated in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The site on which t
Blackburn Cathedral from the east
The west front of the cathedral
Lantern tower and aluminium flèche
Christ the Worker sculpture by John Hayward
Laurence Edward King O.B.E., F.R.I.B.A. was a British ecclesiastical architect. He led the re-development and expansion of Blackburn Cathedral from 1961 until its consecration in 1977 as well as the r
Blackburn Cathedral
…Forsyth's intended choir and crossing tower remained on the drawing board. Plans for completing the cathedral remained uncertain until 1961, when Laurence King was appointed as architect. His brief was to shorten Forsyth's intended eastward extension and provide a more economical solution to the planned central…
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Blackburn Cathedral, crossing tower and east end by Laurence King