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St Silas' Church, Blackburn

 * ... that although St Silas' Church in Blackburn, Lancashire, (pictured) was designed in 1878, building did not start until 1894, and the tower was not completed until 1914?
 * Reviewed: Margaret Anne Staggers

Created/expanded by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 20:04, 7 December 2011 (UTC)




 * Symbol confirmed.svg Symbol confirmed.svg All ok, but rather boring hook. I would try to find something on how rare St Silas is as a dedication. Please remember to italicise as titles subjects in art. Johnbod (talk) 21:44, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
 * A quick check on A Church Near You suggests it's pretty rare, at least among Anglican churches. Despite several years of searching, I have never yet found a source which gives a decent overview of church dedications, frustratingly.   Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  22:07, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I can find nothing in the sources on St Silas. Maybe the hook is not exiting but, in my experience, most churches by this firm of architects were built within a year or two of their planning; that's why this case is unusual.  --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 09:09, 13 December 2011 (UTC)