St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane

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St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane (Sheffield)
St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane
Shown within Sheffield
Basic information
Location Highfield
South Yorkshire, England
Geographic coordinates 53°22′20″N 1°28′18″W / 53.3722, -1.4717Coordinates: 53°22′20″N 1°28′18″W / 53.3722, -1.4717
Religious affiliation Anglican
District Diocese of Sheffield
Year consecrated 1830
Architectural description
Architect(s) Joseph and Robert Potter
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Gothic revival
Specifications

St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane is a Church of England church in the City of Sheffield, England. It is one of three churches that were built in Sheffield under the so-called Million Pound Act of 1818 (The other two being St George's Church, Portobello and St Phillip's Church, Netherthorpe)[1], and is the only one still to be used as a church. The church was designed by Joseph and Robert Potter[2]and cost £13,927. The foundation stone was laid on 12 October 1826 by the Countess of Surrey, and the church was consecrated on 21 July 1830[3].

The church is built in the perpendicular style, with a 42.5 m (140 ft) tower[2], it was damaged by bombing during the "Sheffield Blitz" and when restored was divided: the chancel and two east bays of the nave remain in use as a church, the rest of the building is used as a community centre. It is a Grade II* listed building[4].

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  1. ^ Withers, Colin Blanshard (1998). Yorkshire Parish Registers. Yorkshire Wolds Publications ISBN 0-9532029-0-9. Section on the Million Act transcribed by permission of the author at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/CBW/YPRsMillionAct.html
  2. ^ a b Harman, R. & Minnis, J. (2004) Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield, pp220–221. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10585-1
  3. ^ St Mary’s Church. Sheffield & District Family History Society (accessed 11 February 2006).
  4. ^ English Heritage (1995) Church of St Mary. Images of England (accessed 11 February 2006).

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