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See inside former Preston church due for demolition

Posted on - 2nd May, 2017 - 7:00pm | Author - | Posted in - Fishwick, Photos, Preston News
The former St Teresa's church, inside it Pic: scrappyNW
The former St Teresa’s church, inside it Pic: scrappyNW

Inside a former church earmarked for demolition has been revealed by an urban explorer.

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scrappyNW was granted permission by the owners of St Teresa’s Roman Catholic Church in Church Avenue, Fishwick, to see how it is faring up.

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It seems the roof is intact of the church, which has plans lodged to become a 30-bed care home.

Proposals from Exemplar Health Care include demolishing the church as well as the church hall and presbytery.

Read more: Haunting pictures inside former Whittingham Mental Asylum

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The pictures show the vast scale of the church which is no longer in use.

Inside the former Roman Catholic Church
Inside the former Roman Catholic Church

An organ still stands in pride of place looking down on where the aisle and pews would have been.

The organ is still in place
The organ is still in place

The photographer was also able to gain access to look down on the church which gives a real scale of the building.

Looking down into St Teresa's
Looking down into St Teresa’s

Do you have any memories of St Teresa’s? You can share the in the comments below

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