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St Mary's Church, Fleetwood

Coordinates: 53°55′22″N 3°00′38″W / 53.9227°N 3.0105°W / 53.9227; -3.0105
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St Mary's
St Mary's Church from the north-west
St Mary's is located in Fleetwood
St Mary's
St Mary's
Location in Fleetwood
53°55′22″N 3°00′38″W / 53.9227°N 3.0105°W / 53.9227; -3.0105
OS grid referenceSD 3373647872
LocationFleetwood, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitehttps://www.stmarys-fleetwood.org.uk/
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated31 March 1978 (1978-03-31)
Architect(s)E. W. Pugin
Completed1867
Construction cost£4,000 (1867)
Administration
ProvinceLiverpool
DioceseLancaster

St Mary's is a Roman Catholic church in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. Designed by E. W. Pugin, it was built in 1866–67. It is an active church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster. It has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage.[1]

History

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The seaside town of Fleetwood was planned in the 1830s by local landowner Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood. St Mary's Church, designed by E. W. Pugin,[2] was built 1866-67 by T. A. Drummond of Fleetwood, costing £4,000.[1][3] This is equivalent to £447,400 in present-day terms.[4] The foundation stone was laid on 17 May 1866 by Alexander Goss, the Bishop of Liverpool,[3] and the church was consecrated by Bishop Goss in November 1867. In 1978 the church was designated a Grade II listed building.[1]

Architecture

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St Mary's is constructed of rockfaced stone with ashlar dressings and has deeply pitched roofs of slate.[1] Its plan consists of a nave and chancel combined under one roof, low north and south aisles with lean-to roofs, and a polygonal apse. There is no tower.[2] The west wall has two large windows, each with three lancets; between the two is a niche containing a figure of Jesus Christ.[1][2] The windows in the aisles have large two-light lancets and cinquefoils. The clerestory windows above are quatrefoil oculi.[1]

Here is a photograph taken from inside St Mary's Church

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Roman Catholic Church of St Mary", Heritage Gateway, English Heritage, retrieved 25 July 2010
  2. ^ a b c Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), pp. 292-93
  3. ^ a b Porter (1876), p. 248
  4. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

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