| St Marie's Church, Widnes | |
St Marie's Church, Widnes
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| OS grid reference | SJ 513 851 |
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| Location | Widnes, Halton, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | December 2006 |
| Architect(s) | E. W. Pugin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1862 |
| Completed | 1865 |
St Marie's Church, Widnes is a redundant Roman Catholic church in Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England. 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] The organ was built around 1880 by Wadsworth of Manchester.[3]
It was granted Grade II listing in December 2006,[4] following a campaign to save it.[5] The church has been placed on the Buildings at Risk list by the campaign group Save Britain’s Heritage[6] and has been identified by The Victorian Society as being one of the ten most endangered Victorian buildings in Britain.[7]