Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
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Location | Knox Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1PX |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
History | |
Status | Active |
Dedication | St Mary the Virgin |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Architect(s) | Sir Ninian Comper |
Architectural type | Perpendicular Gothic |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Peterborough |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Northampton |
Deanery | Wellingborough |
Parish | St Mary the Virgin Wellingborough |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Norman Banks, SSC ( AEO ) |
Vicar(s) | Fr Robert Farmer SSC |
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The church is a Grade I listed building. [1]
The church was built from 1908 to 1930, and was designed by Sir Ninian Comper. [1] It is in the Perpendicular Gothic style. [1] The design and interior of the church was influenced by the Oxford Movement and the Victorian revival of ritualism [2] Financing of the work was largely due to the Misses Sharman of Wellingborough.
On 9 June 1970, St Mary's Church was designated a Grade I listed building. [1] It is one of only a few Grade I listed buildings built in the 20th century.
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