St. Walburge's Church, Preston c.1946. An interesting view showing several allotments in place along the railway wall in the foreground. Photographed from an elevated location, possibly from Croft Street Mill close to the Preston railway shedsplaceholder image
St. Walburge's Church, Preston c.1946. An interesting view showing several allotments in place along the railway wall in the foreground. Photographed from an elevated location, possibly from Croft Street Mill close to the Preston railway sheds

17 historical pictures of iconic St Walburge's Church in Preston some that go back to the early 1900s

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 16th Dec 2025, 18:00 BST

St Walburge's Church defines Preston’s skyline.

Built in the mid-19th century to a design by the Gothic Revival architect Joseph Hansom, St Walburge's Church is famous for boasting the tallest spire of any parish church in England.

A Grade I listed building, the church is dedicated to Saint Walpurga, an English saint who was born in 710 AD and who, with her two brothers, St Willibald and St Winibald, went to Germany as a missionary, earning a reputation for her miraculous healing abilities. Take a look at a few historic images of St Walburge's Church from the early 1900s...

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Stanley Street Preston. Whit Monday May 31st 1909 St. Walburges and St. Ignatius Church processions seen passing Halliday's Kings Arms Hotel in Stanley Street on a very wet Whit Monday.

17. St. Walburge's Church

Stanley Street Preston. Whit Monday May 31st 1909 St. Walburges and St. Ignatius Church processions seen passing Halliday's Kings Arms Hotel in Stanley Street on a very wet Whit Monday. Photo: PDA

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