St Marie's Church, Widnes

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St Marie's Church, Widnes
St Marie's Church, Widnes

St Marie's Church, Widnes is a redundant Roman Catholic church in Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ513851). It was built between 1862 and 1865 to accommodate large numbers of Irish immigrants who had come to work in the chemical factories.[1] The church was opened in 1865 and designed by E. W. Pugin. It is built in brick with some red sandstone dressings. At the east end is a polygonal apse and on the gable at the west end is a bellcote.[2] It was granted Grade II listing following a campaign to save it in 2006.[3]

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  1. ^ Diggle, Rev. G. E. (1961). A History of Widnes. Widnes: Corporation of Widnes, 40. 
  2. ^ Pollard, Richard; Nikolaus Pevsner (2006). The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 651. ISBN 0 300 10910 5. 
  3. ^ Short, Adrian (2007-11-08). Concerns for church future. Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News. Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.

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