Basic Site Details
| Name: | Claremont Congregational Church |
| Town, district or village: | Blackpool |
| City or county: | Lancashire |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | William Meek Page's FRIBA papers indicate that Anderson, Simon & Crawford in fact designed two churches at Blackpool around this time. A new congregational church has been opened in Warley Road, North Shore Blackpool. This Chapel has cost £5,000 and the land another £1,000. It was built by the mayor, Alderman T H Smith, from the designs of Messrs Anderson Simon and Crawford, architects, of Edinburgh. [Builder 7 September 1901 Page 217] Carving by J J Millsom, Manchester. In 1972 the Congregational church joined with the English Presbyterian church to become the United Reformed Church. Claremont United Reform Church closed c.1994 but the building continues as Kings Christian Centre. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Kings Christian Centre | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Church | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Warley Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 30 August 1901 | Opened | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Anderson Simon & Crawford | A | 1901 | |||
| Frank Lewis Worthington Simon | A | 1901 | |||
| William Meek Page | A | 1901 | As chief assistant to Anderson, Simon & Crawford | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Hartwell, C and Pevsner, N | 2009 | Buildings of England: Lancashire North | p139 (included as Kings Community Church) | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 7 September 1901 | p217 | ||
| Builder | 19 October 1901 | p340-341 - plan and illustration | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | William Meek Page: L v25 no2054; Frank Worthington Simon: F v14 p46 no877 (microfilm reel 11) | |