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Saint John the Evangelist Churchyard

Also known as The Willows Chapel Roman Catholic Church Cemetery

Kirkham, Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England

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Get directions Ribby Road
Kirkham, Fylde Borough, Lancashire England

Coordinates: 53.78080, -2.88739
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The origin of The Willows Church in Kirkham goes back to 1809 when, following the Relief Act of 1791 that permitted, once more, the building of Catholic churches, Father William Irving erected a chapel and presbytery on land belonging to his family at The Willows.

The chapel was dedicated to the Holy Cross, but was usually known as The Willows Chapel after the willow trees that grew around it. The original chapel and presbytery were situated where the present day car park is sited.

In 1845 construction of the present church was completed. This building was the greatest work of Father Thomas Sherburne, who employed a leading architect of the day, A.W.N. Pugin, to design the magnificent new church in the Early English style. The church features a spire 110 feet high and a peal of bells said to be the first to ring out in a Catholic church since the Reformation.

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