St Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church

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St Mary of Furness Church
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Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Diocese of Lancaster
Province Province of Liverpool
StatusActive
Location
Location Hindpool, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Geographic coordinates 54°06′55″N3°13′58″W / 54.11515°N 3.23271°W / 54.11515; -3.23271
Architecture
Completed1867
Website
Diocese of Lancaster: St Mary of Furness

St Mary of Furness is a Roman Catholic church located on Duke Street in Barrow-in-Furness, England. The congregation was founded in 1858 and current building constructed between 1866 and 1867.

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It was built with £6,000 donated by Spencer Cavendish the 8th Duke of Devonshire. [1] Designed by English architect E. W. Pugin, the spacious church originally seated 800, but has now been expanded to accommodate around 1,000 worshippers. [1] In 1976 St. Mary of Furness and the church presbytery were granted Grade II listed status by Historic England. [2]

The church's organ contains approximately 3,000 pipes and was originally built by Messrs. Hill and Son for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society. [1] The spire of St. Mary of Furness wasn't added to the church until 1888, despite being a key component of the original plans. [2]

Interior of St. Mary's including the altar St. Mary's, Barrow-in-Furness -Apse.jpg
Interior of St. Mary's including the altar

The church was placed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register as a result of stone decay to the spire. Repair work was subsequently undertaken in 2015 financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Places of Worship scheme. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "St Mary of Furness, Barrow in Furness - Roman Catholic". GENUKI. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Mary of Furness (1283023)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. "Church of St Mary of Furness, Duke Street, Barrow in Furness - Barrow-in-Furness". Historic England. Retrieved 24 October 2015.