Blackburn Cathedral, (the Cathedral Church of Blackburn Saint Mary the Virgin with St Paul) is an Anglican cathedral situated in the town centre of Blackburn in Lancashire.
There has been a stone church on this site since Norman times.
'The Healing of The Nations' sculpture by Mark Jalland on the east end of Blackburn Cathedral.
Made for the Millennium celebrations, this huge illuminated sculpture shows a river, on either side of which stands the tree of life with its leaves for the healing of the nations.
'The Healing of The Nations' sculpture by Mark Jalland on the east end of Blackburn Cathedral.
Made for the Millennium celebrations, this huge illuminated sculpture shows a river, on either side of which stands the tree of life with its leaves for the healing of the nations.
The entrance to Blackburn Cathedral.
The Tympanum abave the entance was created by Siegried Pietch, an ex German prisoner of war who stayed in the UK after the war to work on English churches. The sculpture depicts Jesus as having divine authority over the world.
The nave of Blackburn Cathedral showing the sculpture of 'Christ the Worker' by John Hayward above the main entance.
Looking up into the Lantern Tower with The Corona (crown of thorns) in Blackburn Cathedral, Lancashire. The Worker can be seen in the distance.
This stained glass window in Blackburn Cathedral was created by John Hayward from fragments of broken windows which were in the nave of the parish church before it became the cathedral.
Sculpture of 'Christ the Worker' in Blackburn Cathedral.
This 1960s sculpture by John Hayward shows Jesus Christ set on a weaver's loom, reflecting the old Lancashire textile industries.
The 1974 sculpture of the 'Virgin and Child' by Josefina de Vasconcellos in Blackburn Cathedral, Lancashire.
The Queen Victoria statue standing close to Blackburn Cathedral in Lancashire
Blackburn Town Hall on King William Street, Blackburn in Lancashire.
This grand building was built in 1852 to a design by James Patterson in the Italianate style. Adjacent to the building is a statue of the first mayor of Blackburn (1851).
King William Street, Blackburn in Lancashire.
Blackburn Town Hall was built in 1852 to a design by James Patterson in the Italianate style.
Blackburn Railway Station, built 1886-8, for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company to replace an earlier and smaller station building;
Church Street, Blackburn in Lancashire.
The Woven Globe sculpture at the top of Church Street was created by Sebastian Boysten to commemorate The Millennium. Further down Church Street can be seen the 'Transitions' sculptures by Ian Randall.
Ian Randall's dramatic 'Transitions' sculptures on Church Street, Blackburn in Lancashire.
The bronze, granite and stainless steel sculptures represent the change in the town through the growth of the textile industry and its future ambitions.
The Woven Globe at the junction of Church Street and Darwen Street in Blackburn, Lancashire.
The Woven Globe sculpture was created by Sebastian Boysten to commemorate The Millennium. In the background is the old Lloyds Bank.
The Woven Globe at the junction of Church Street and Darwen Street in Blackburn, Lancashire.
The Woven Globe sculpture was created by Sebastian Boysten to commemorate The Millennium. The globe represents the industrial heritage of the area.. In the background is the old Lloyds Bank.