St Mary's Church, Warrington
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| St Mary's Church, Warrington | |
  Location of the church in Cheshire
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Warrington, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Leadership | Fr William Wright |
| Website | St Mary's Warrington |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | E. W. Pugin, Peter Paul Pugin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1875 |
| Year completed | 1923 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Pale Pierpoint stone and red Runcorn sandstone |
St Mary's Church, Warrington is in the town centre of Warrington, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ609883). It is a Grade II listed building[1] and is an active Roman Catholic church.[2]
[edit] History
The church was designed by E. W. Pugin and its construction started in 1875, just before Pugin's death. It was completed by Peter Paul Pugin in 1877, and the tower was added by Peter Paul in 1907. A northeast chapel, the First World War Memorial Chapel, was added in 1923. Pevsner considers it to be one of their best churches.[3]
[edit] Description
It is built in pale Pierpoint stone and red Runcorn sandstone.[3] The church is in Decorated style. Its plan consists of a southwest tower, a six-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a short chancel, and short transepts.[1] The tower is slender and the parapet spells out "AVE MARIA". There is a west porch. To the north of the chancel is the Sacred Heart Chapel and to the south is the English Martyrs (formerly Lady) Chapel. The interior is "airy and spacious". The confessionals are integrated into the north wall. The arcade spandrels contain carvings of angels supporting busts of English saints.[3]
The fittings were all designed by Peter Paul Pugin and the carving was executed by Boulton. The High Altar and the chapel altars are in Portland and Bath stone. The pulpit and communion rail are in marble and the choir stalls in oak. The pews are benches with cast iron frames. The Stations of the Cross are recessed and are in Caen stone. The sculptures are of St Benedict and St Scholastica against the chancel arch, of Our Lady of Lourdes by Philip Lindsay Clark in the north aisle, and of the Holy Family by Josefina de Vasconcellos in the south transept. In the chancel are Minton tiles to a lily design by C. W. Pugin.[3] Above the reredos is a rose window.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Images of England: Church of St Mary, Warrington. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ St Mary's, Warrington. St Mary's, Warrington. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ a b c d Pollard, Richard; Nikolaus Pevsner (2006). The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 608–610. ISBN 0 300 10910 5.
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