of the Norman masonry. The building has a five-bay nave, a chancel with transepts and a south-west tower, in a minimally Early English belf style. Churchyard The churchyard contains the tombs of many shipwreck victims, including the captain and crew of the brig Favourite, which sank off Blackpool in 1865, and passengers from the Ocean Monarch, which caught fire in the Irish Sea in 1848. Also commemorated in the churchyard is the actress Violet Carson, who lived in Bispham and who died in 1983 and gained fame between 1960 and 1980 for her portrayal of Ena Sharples in TV's Coronation Street. Sundial The sundial, located in the graveyard, on a one metre high stone shaft, is a Grade II Listed Building. It is said to be the base of a former cross. War Graves The churchyard contains war graves of four service personnel of World War I and nine of World War II. References External links Bispham Parish Church official website Bispham Parish Church at GENUKI Church of England church buildings in Lancashire Churches in Blackpool Grade II listed churches in Lancashire 19th-century Church of England church buildings Diocese of Blackburn