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Line 49: [[File:St Annes on the Sea rail station, 2009.jpg|thumb|right|St Annes railway station]] There is some confusion, even among residents of the town, about whether the correct name is "St Annes" or "St Anne's". The apostrophe has been dropped from the name by many of the residents of the town and has long been absent in many formal uses, such as local newspaper the ''[[Blackpool Gazette|Lytham St Annes Express]]'',<ref name="LSA001">{{cite news|title=Lytham St Annes Express Lytham Today|publisher=[[Blackpool Gazette|Lytham St Annes Express]]|url=http://www.lythamstannesexpress.co.uk|accessdate=23 September 2007}}</ref> St Annes Parish Church,<ref name="SAPC001">{{cite web|title=St Annes Parish Church, St Annes|publisher=St Annes Parish Church|url=http://www.stannesparishchurch.org/index.htm|accessdate=23 September 2007}}</ref> and [[Lytham St. Annes High Technology College]], although the spelling ''St. Anne's'' is still sometimes used.<ref name="LSAHTC001">{{cite web|title=Lytham St. Annes High Technology College|publisher=[[Lytham St. Annes High Technology College]]|url=http://www.lythamhigh.lancs.sch.uk/home.htm|accessdate=23 September 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929161145/http://www.lythamhigh.lancs.sch.uk/home.htm|archivedate=29 September 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 23 October 2008 a bronze statue by sculptor [[Graham Ibbeson]] of comedian [[Les Dawson]], who lived in the town, was unveiled by Dawson's widow and daughter in the ornamental gardens next to St Annes Pier.<ref name="BBC7685723">{{cite news|title=Dawson statue unveiled by family|publisher=[[bbc.co.uk]]|date=23 October 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7685723.stm|accessdate=13 November 2008}}</ref> Comedian [[George Formby, Jr.]] also lived in the town.<ref name="memories7">{{cite news|url=http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/memories/memories7.htm|title=Gerry George's Memories|last=George|first=Gerry|publisher=whirligig-tv|accessdate=28 December 2008}}</ref> Line 224: * St Annes on Sea United Reformed Church, Clifton Drive – built by W.J. Porritt from 1880 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stannesurc.org.uk/ |title=St. Annes on Sea United Reformed Church: |publisher=Stannesurc.org.uk |accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> * St Annes Hebrew Congregation, Orchard Road<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/bl3_lytham/index.htm |title=JCR-UK: St. Annes Hebrew Congregation, Lytham St. Anne's, Lancashire, England |website=Jewishgen.org |date= |accessdate=2016-07-27}}</ref> * Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, [[Roman Catholic]] church, St Annes Road East, built in 1890 by [[Pugin & Pugin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourladystarofthesea.co.uk/OurLadyStaroftheSea/Welcome.html |title=Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, Lytham St. Annes |publisher=Ourladystarofthesea.co.uk |accessdate=11 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111232310/http://www.ourladystarofthesea.co.uk/OurLadyStaroftheSea/Welcome.html |archivedate=11 January 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * [[St Thomas' Church, St Anne's-on-the-Sea|St Thomas' Church]], St Thomas Road – built in 1899 by Austin and Paley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Lytham/StThomas.shtml |title=St Thomas Church of England, St Annes, Lancashire |publisher=GENUKI |date=2016-05-01 |accessdate=2016-07-27}}</ref> * Fylde Christian Service Church, St.Andrews Road South – based in the former St Annes Baptist chapel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcsc.info/ |title=Fylde Christian Service Church |publisher=Fcsc.info |date=30 March 2008 |accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> | |||