St Mary's Church, Mold

St Mary's Church, Mold
St Mary's Church, Mold, from the south
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53°10′09″N 3°08′35″W / 53.1691°N 3.1430°W / 53.1691; -3.1430
LocationHigh Street, Mold, Flintshire
CountryWales
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
Website[1]
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated21 June 1953
Architect(s)Joseph Turner (tower)
Sir George Gilbert Scott
Prothero, Phillott and Barnard
Architectural typeChurch
StylePerpendicular
Groundbreakingc. 1490
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone with lead roofs
Administration
ProvinceChurch in Wales
DioceseSt Asaph
ArchdeaconryWrexham
DeaneryMold
ParishMold
Clergy
Vicar(s)The Rev'd Canon Martin Bachelor
Curate(s)The Rev'd Dan Morgan
Laity
Organist(s)Tim Stuart, Phil Knowles
Churchwarden(s)John R Williams, June Taylor
Flower guildHilary Lawrence
Parish administratorJohn Nicholas, Treasurer; Judith Johnson, Secretary

St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Mold, Flintshire, Wales, and a Grade I listed building.[1][2] It belongs to the Deanery of Mold, the Archdeaconry of Wrexham and the Diocese of St Asaph of the Church in Wales.[3] It has historical associations with the Stanley family, Earls of Derby and displays heraldic symbols of this,[4] including an Eagle and Child assumed by the family in the 15th century,[5] and the Three Legs of Man, derived from a time when the Stanleys were Lords of Mann.[6] Under Father Rex Matthias, the previous incumbent, the church took on an Anglo-Catholic style of liturgy.

  1. ^ The Parish of Mold, Parish of Mold, retrieved 20 June 2009
  2. ^ Cadw, "Parish Church in St Mary (Grade I) (383)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
  3. ^ Deanery of Mold, Church in Wales, retrieved 20 June 2009
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference pev was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Stanley, Peter, Origin of the Stanley Crest, The House of Stanley from the 12th Century, RootsWeb, retrieved 20 June 2009
  6. ^ Kings & Lords of Mann, Isle of Man Government, retrieved 20 June 2009