St Mary's Church, Widnes | |
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St. Mary's Church, West Bank, Widnes | |
53°20′56″N 2°43′58″W / 53.3488°N 2.7329°W | |
OS grid reference | SJ 513,838 |
Location | Widnes, Cheshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Churchmanship | Evangelical |
Website | St Mary, Widnes |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 1910 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 31 October 1983 |
Architect(s) | Austin and Paley |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1908 |
Completed | 1910 |
Construction cost | £16,669 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 770 |
Length | 1,785 feet (544 m) |
Width | 80 feet (24 m) |
Nave width | 25.5 feet (8 m) |
Materials | Red sandstone Roofs of Ruabon tiles and lead |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Liverpool |
Archdeaconry | Warrington |
Deanery | Widnes |
Parish | St Mary, Widnes |
Clergy | |
Rector | Revd Janice Collier |
Vicar(s) | Revd Jeremy Duff |
Curate(s) | Revd Dawn Harrison |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Chris Holleran |
Churchwarden(s) | Alma Lowe, Bill Johnson |
St Mary's Church is in the West Bank area of Widnes, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Widnes. Together with the churches of St Paul, Widnes, and St Mary, Hale, it forms the South Widnes Team.[2] It has been described as "the last great church masterpiece" created by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley.[3][a]
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