St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane

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St Mary's Church
53°22′20″N1°28′18″W / 53.3722°N 1.4717°W / 53.3722; -1.4717
Location Highfield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Website www.stmarys-church.co.uk
History
Status Parish church
Consecrated 1830
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Joseph Potter
Style Gothic revival
Construction cost£13,927 (equivalent to £1,300,000in 2021) [1]
Specifications
Height140 feet (43 m)
Administration
Province Province of York
Diocese Diocese of Sheffield
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Sheffield and Rotherham
Deanery Ecclesall Deanery
Parish Sheffield St Mary Bramall Lane
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Revd Claire Dawson
Assistant priest(s) The Revd Karen Cribb (associate vicar)
Laity
Reader(s) Maureen Food, Giles Morrison

St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane is a Church of England parish church in the City of Sheffield, England.

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History

St Mary's Church is one of three churches that were built in Sheffield under the Church Building Act 1818 (the other two being St George's Church, Portobello and St Philip's Church, Netherthorpe), and is the only one still to be used as a church. The church was designed by Joseph Potter and cost £13,927 (equivalent to £1,300,000in 2021). [1] A grant of £13,941 was received from the Church Building Commission to cover the cost of building and other expenses. [2] The foundation stone was laid on 12 October 1826 by the Countess of Surrey, and the church was consecrated on 21 July 1830. [3]

The church is built in the Perpendicular style, with a 140 feet (43 m) high tower, [4] It was damaged by bombing during the "Sheffield Blitz" and when restored was divided: the chancel and two east bays of the nave remained in use as a church, the rest of the building used as a community centre.

In 1839 some Chartists, suspicious of the big new Anglican churches, unsuccessfully attempted to fire-bomb St Mary's. [5]

It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated grade II* listed building. [6]

Present day

In 2000, a major internal refurbishment took place resulting in the church and community centre becoming a combined space. The space is also used to host conferences. [7]

There are close links between the church and Sheffield United F.C., whose ground is situated on Bramall Lane. During the refurbishment in 2000, church services took place at the football club.

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  2. ↑ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 329, ISBN   978-1-904965-08-4
  3. ↑ "St Mary's Church". Sheffield & District Family History Society. Retrieved 11 February 2006.
  4. ↑ Harman, R.; Minnis, J. (2004). Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 220–221. ISBN   0-300-10585-1.
  5. ↑ Price, David (2008). Sheffield Troublemakers: Rebels and Radicals in Sheffield History. The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2QG: Phillimore & Co. Ltd. pp. 25–26. ISBN   978 1 86077 660-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Sheffield (1246817)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Conferencing" . Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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