St Mark's Church, Swindon | |
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![]() St Mark's Church, Swindon, from the south-east | |
51°33′40″N 1°47′41″W / 51.5612°N 1.7947°W | |
OS grid reference | SU 143 847 |
Location | Church Place, Swindon, Wiltshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Traditional Catholic (Forward in Faith) |
Website | swindonnewtown |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Mark |
Dedicated | 25 April 1845 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
Designated | 2 October 1951 |
Architect(s) | Scott and Moffatt, Temple Moore |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1843 |
Completed | 1897 |
Specifications | |
Spire height | 140 feet (43 m) |
Materials | Limestone, roofed in tiles and lead |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Canterbury |
Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
Archdeaconry | Malmesbury |
Deanery | Swindon |
Parish | Swindon New Town |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC (AEO) |
Priest in charge | Fr Toby Boutle |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) | John Bishop, Julie Emmett |
Parish administrator | Karen Vermeersch |
St Mark's Church in central Swindon, Wiltshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Swindon, the archdeaconry of Malmesbury, and the diocese of Bristol. Its benefice is united with those of St Aldhelm, Swindon, St Luke, Swindon, and St Saviour, Swindon, to form the benefice of Swindon New Town.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building.[2]