St Mary's Church, Grantham

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St Mary's Church
St Mary the Immaculate Church
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St Mary's Church, Grantham
Coordinates: 52°54′57″N0°38′45″W / 52.9159°N 0.6458°W / 52.9159; -0.6458
OS grid reference SK911362
LocationGrantham
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website StMarysCatholicChurch.co.uk
History
StatusActive
Founder(s) Thomas Tempest
Dedication Saint Mary
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Designated8 May 1950 [1]
Architect(s) E. J. Willson
Gerard Goalen
Style Neoclassical
Groundbreaking 1831
Completed1833
Administration
Province Westminster
Diocese Nottingham
Deanery Grantham [2]
Parish St Mary's

St Mary's Church or St Mary the Immaculate Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. It was built in phases from 1833 to the 1960s and initially designed by E. J. Willson in the neoclassical style, and later by Gerard Goalen. It is located on the corner of North Parade and Barrowby Road to the north of the town centre. It is a Grade II listed building. [3]

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History

Construction

In 1830, Thomas Tempest bought the site of the current church. He also paid for the church's construction. In 1831, the foundation stone was laid. In 1833, the first Mass was celebrated. The architect was E. J. Willson who designed the church in the neoclassical style and linked to the presbytery, which was built in 1829. In 1833, a school was built. In 1859, the school was rebuilt. In 1928, the school was relocated. In 1884, the western apse was added. [4]

Extension

From 1964 to 1965, the church was extended northwards. The old sacristy became the baptistry. The entrance was moved to current location. The architect was Gerard Goalen. The mixture of classical and modern, according to Historic England created an "attractive working church", with the modern additions being "of merit". [4]

Parish

St Mary's Church is its own parish. It has two Sunday Masses at 6:00pm on Saturday and at 9:30am on Sunday. [2]

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References

  1. Roman Catholic Church of St Mary, British Listed Buildings, retrieved 13 May 2022
  2. 1 2 Places from Diocese of Nottingham, retrieved 13 May 2022
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St Mary, Historic England, retrieved 13 May 2022
  4. 1 2 Historic England, Grantham - St Mary the Immaculate, Taking Stock, retrieved 13 May 2022