St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury

St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
The tower of a church with a tall spire. The lower part of the tower is in red sandstone, the upper part and the spire are in a grey stone
St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, from the northwest
St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury is located in Shropshire
St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
Location in Shropshire
52°42′31″N 2°45′05″W / 52.7087°N 2.7513°W / 52.7087; -2.7513
OS grid referenceSJ 493,126
LocationSt Mary's Place,
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
WebsiteConservation Trust
History
Founder(s)King Edgar (?)
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated10 January 1953
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNorman, Gothic
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone

St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in St Mary's Place, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, the Trust designated St Mary's as its first Conservation Church in 2015.[2] It is the largest church in Shrewsbury.[3] Clifton-Taylor includes the church in his list of 'best' English parish churches.[4]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Shrewsbury (1344964)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 April 2012
  2. ^ Church of St Mary the Virgin, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 29 March 2011
  3. ^ Newman & Pevsner 2006, p. 526
  4. ^ Clifton-Taylor 1974, p. 253