Inside Blackpool's most showbiz church chapel

Blackpool is synonymous with celebrity, glitz, glam and showbusiness. The seaside town is a unique area which sees household names flocking to perform at the famous Winter Gardens and Tower Ballroom every year., including a world-famous church. St Stephen's on the Cliffs Church at North Shore is home to a unique Chapel, the only one of its kind in the UK and Europe.

The Actor's Chapel was dedicated by the Right Revd Percy Herbet, who was the Bishop of Blackburn on September 2, 1928. As well as a double procession of carved singers, dancers and actors, there's also Saint Genesius who is the patron saint of actors. This is taken from the old legend of the Quest for the Holy Grail, hence the figure of Galahad, the knight of purity. This window was given in memory John Huddlestone and John Tiller, the founder of Tiller Girls, a once popular dance troupe.

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