St Peter, Lytham - Roman Catholic

St Peter,
Clifton St,
Lytham
Lancashire
Cemeteries
A graveyard and chapel was opened in 1892 about 1 mile away on Saltcotes Road at OS Grid Ref. SD377282.Church History
The Catholic chapel, in Clifton street, dedicated to St. Peter, and erected in 1840 at a cost of £3,000, is a brick building, with an embattled western tower, added in 1881, at a cost of £1,000, by the late Col. Clifton ; the interior was restored in 1888 at a cost of £1,000.St Peter's was founded in 1800. The present church was built in 1839 and extended in a number of stages.from Kelly's Lancashire Directory, 1895
Church Records
Original registers
Registers begin as Clifton Hall in 1753. Lancashire Record Office hold:- Baptisms 1753-1856
- Marriages 1753-1803, 1837-1856
Register Transcripts
The Catholic Record Society have published:- Vol. 16 - Baptisms 1753-1829, Marriages 1753-1803
- Baptisms 1857-1899
- Marriages 1837-1940
- Burials 1857-1885, 1892-1956, 1996-1998
Indexes
The IGI contains:- Baptisms - 1753-1829
- Marriages - 1753-1803
Maps
The church is located at OS grid reference SD369271. You can see this on maps provided by:- this church marked on a Google map. (Use this to report a corrected location)
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- Google maps showing nearby churches with satellite image option.
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