Explore -
As this place is quite local to me I thought I’d give it a go. I went as far to climb up what I can only describe as the narrowest spiral staircase to the church rooftop. The building is a lot bigger than I first expected and an overall great explore!
History -
St Thomas Church was built between 1902 and 1910 to replace the original St Thomas’ Church, which was consecrated in 1840. St Thomas’ is a large Anglican church of 1902-10 by Richard Bassnett Preston of Preston & Vaughan and features stained glass by J Powell and Archibald Keightley Nicholson.' St Thomas' officially closed after a final service in August 2015. The closure was due to spiralling maintenance costs approaching £1.5 million with services moving over to the nearby All Saints Church.
Apparently the church had to close after problems with asbestos and electrics were found, which would cost £1.5m to fix. It has since fallen into disrepair and targeted by vandals and fires. It became a grade II-listed building in 2017, for reasons including its design quality and historic interest. The church has since gone up for sale.
As this place is quite local to me I thought I’d give it a go. I went as far to climb up what I can only describe as the narrowest spiral staircase to the church rooftop. The building is a lot bigger than I first expected and an overall great explore!
History -
St Thomas Church was built between 1902 and 1910 to replace the original St Thomas’ Church, which was consecrated in 1840. St Thomas’ is a large Anglican church of 1902-10 by Richard Bassnett Preston of Preston & Vaughan and features stained glass by J Powell and Archibald Keightley Nicholson.' St Thomas' officially closed after a final service in August 2015. The closure was due to spiralling maintenance costs approaching £1.5 million with services moving over to the nearby All Saints Church.
Apparently the church had to close after problems with asbestos and electrics were found, which would cost £1.5m to fix. It has since fallen into disrepair and targeted by vandals and fires. It became a grade II-listed building in 2017, for reasons including its design quality and historic interest. The church has since gone up for sale.
