---
title: "St Nicholas, Fleetwood"
description: "Located in Fleetwood, Lancashire. Built 1960–62. Diocese of Blackburn. Grade II. Post-war; sculptural form of an upturned boat style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Lancashire","Fleetwood","Grade II","Post-war","Laurence King"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/fleetwood-st-nicholas"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:41:57.347Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-07T17:48:07.865Z"
location: "Fleetwood, Lancashire"
country: "England"
county: "Lancashire"
town: "Fleetwood"
address: "Broadway, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7DH"
postcode: "FY7 7DH"
built: "1960–62"
consecrated: "1987"
architect: "Laurence King"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Nicholas"]
diocese: "Blackburn"
grade: "II"
style: "Post-war; sculptural form of an upturned boat"
openingHours: "Church is open each week day from 11am to 12.30pm."
parish: "Fleetwood St Nicholas"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1487414"
gridReference: "SD 324 474"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas. Non-accessible toilets in church"
---

# St Nicholas, Fleetwood

St Nicholas is a Grade II Church of England parish church on Broadway and Highbury Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, built in 1960–62 to designs by Laurence King, in the Diocese of Blackburn.

## Overview

Historic England listed the church on 1 November 2023 (NHLE 1487414) as a rare northern work by King, a leading post-war church architect. The dedication to St Nicholas, patron of sailors, and the town’s fishing harbour shaped a bold sculptural design likened to an upturned boat: sheer tower walls, tall copper-clad roofs and triangular dormers read as sails. Inside, trusses rise like ship’s ribs, with red and green port and starboard lights at the crossing. The building was dedicated in 1962 and consecrated in 1987. Brown & Jackson Ltd were the contractors. It remains the parish church of Fleetwood St Nicholas.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1487414](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1487414)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nicholas_Church,_Fleetwood)