1898 – Palace Theatre, Blackburn, Lancashire
The Palace Theatre of Varieties was opened on 11th December 1899, and was designed by Wimperis &
The Palace Theatre of Varieties was opened on 11th December 1899, and was designed by Wimperis &
Opened in 1901, designs first published in The Builder in 1897. Still in use as a Roman Catholic parish church today.
Published in the American Architect and Building News, June 6, 1891.
The construction of Blackburn’s original, Italian renaissance style town hall was completed in 1856 at a cost of £35,000.
“We have received no particulars descriptive of this villa residence at Blackburn, of which we are enabled to give a plan and view of the entrance-front to-day.
From The Architect, December 4, 1875: The style of this church (which consists of nave,
Selected design after an architectural competition. Published in The Building News, January 3rd 1873.
“The work is the conjoint production of Messrs. Briggs and Wolstenholme,