Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley | |
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53°47′20″N 2°14′07″W / 53.7888°N 2.2352°W | |
OS grid reference | SD 846 325 |
Location | Yorkshire Street, Burnley, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | St Mary, Burnley |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 29 September 1977 |
Architect(s) | Weightman and Hadfield |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival (Decorated) |
Groundbreaking | 1846 |
Completed | 1879 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, slate roof |
Administration | |
Diocese | Salford |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Fr Peter Hopkinson |
The Church of St Mary of the Assumption is in Yorkshire Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic parish church in the diocese of Salford. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It was built between 1846 and 1849 to replace a smaller chapel on a different site. The church was designed by Weightman and Hadfield in Decorated style, and a chapel was added to it in 1879.