St Marie's Church, Rugby

St Marie's Church, Rugby
St Marie's church
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52°21′59″N 1°15′49″W / 52.366485°N 1.263718°W / 52.366485; -1.263718
LocationDunchurch Road, Rugby, Warwickshire
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.stmaries.co.uk
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Designated11 October 1949
Architect(s)Augustus Pugin
E. W. Pugin
Bernard Whelan
Architectural typeGothic revival
Years built1847-1872
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham
DeaneryRugby Deanery

St Marie's Church is the main Roman Catholic church in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, located to the south of the town centre on Dunchurch Road, one of the main roads into the town. It is one of the town's most well-known landmarks as it is quite dominant on the skyline.

History

The church came about because Captain Washington Hibbert of Bilton Grange, married Julia Tichborne, a Catholic woman in 1839. As there was no provision for Catholics in Rugby, Hibbert bought a plot of land off Dunchurch Road and commissioned Augustus Pugin to design a church.[1] It was first opened in 1847, designed in the Gothic revival style. It was enlarged in 1864 by Pugin's son Edward Welby Pugin, and in 1872 the current tall and slender spire was added, designed by Bernard Whelan, which is nearly 200 feet (61 metres) tall.[2][3][4] The church has been Grade II* listed since 1949.[5]

Today

The church is part of the Rugby Deanery in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Maries Church, Rugby.
  1. ^ Wait, Rev W.O. (1893). "Rugby:past and present, with an historical account of neighbouring parishes". pp. 166–168.
  2. ^ Osbourne, Andy, Rawlins, Eddy (1988). Rugby Growth Of A Town.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Rugby history timeline". Rugby Local History Research Group. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Roman Catholic Church of St Marie, Dunchurch Road, Rugby". Our Warwickshire. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Roman Catholic Church of St Marie A Grade II* Listed Building in Rugby, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 December 2018.