Christ Church, Bow Lane, Preston

CHRIST CHURCH, BOW LANE - This church, one of a series erected chiefly through the instrumentality of the Rev. R. Carus Wilson, M.A., late vicar of Preston, was consecrated on the 11th of October, 1836, by Bishop Sumner of Chester, and opened for public service by the vicar on the 19th of March, in the following year. It is in the Norman style of architecture and was designed by Mr. John Latham. The principal entrance is flanked by two octagonal towers, with curious stunted conical caps. These towers are seventy feet in height. The length of the church is about seventy feet, and the breadth fifty-six feet. The building furnishes accommodation for nearly one thousand and fifty people. Four hundred of the sittings are free. The gallery will accommodate about five hundred persons. This church was enlarged in 1852, when several additional sittings were provided. The organ was erected in 1843.

Reference    Charles Hardwick:  History of Preston and its Environs 1857 page 476-177