2015

NX9928 : St Michael's Church, Workington

taken 9 years ago, near to Workington, Cumbria, England

St Michael's Church, Workington
St Michael's Church, Workington
There is evidence of a church on this site from the seventh century. The church occupies a prominent site and would have been originally surrounded by water commanding the mouth of the River Derwent. The church has suffered from two major fires. The first occurred in January 1887, less than 100 years of completion of the Georgian Building of 1772 (which had replaced a smaller church building). The third rebuilding of the church was completed within three years in 1890.
During the night of 28th September 1994, as a result of a burglary, fire broke out again at St Michael's. As day broke on the 29th September 1994 (Feast Day of St Michael), the smouldering Parish Church, again lay ruined. However the church was again rebuilt with facilities to benefit the whole community. It was rededicated in a series of services beginning 4th February 2001. LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Michael's Church [17] · Building [7] · Parish Church [3] · Rebuilt [3] Title Clusters: · St Michael's Church, Workington [5] ·
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NX9928, 62 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Rogerson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 20 January, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 1 March, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 9972 2895 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:38.7392N 3:33.3309W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 9975 2893
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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