Westry

Last updated

St Mary's Church and Churchyard before the arson St Mary's Church, Westry - geograph.org.uk - 670368.jpg
St Mary's Church and Churchyard before the arson

Westry is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. [1] It lies to the northwest of March on the A141 to Wisbech.

The Church of St Mary was erected in 1873 to a design by Thomas Henry Wyatt. It is a Grade II listed building. [2] The church was gutted by fire in an arson attack on 15 March 2010 [3] but reopened in 2014 after its insurers paid for a £2.2m renovation. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wythenshawe Hall</span> Historic site in Wythenshawe, Manchester

Wythenshawe Hall is a 16th-century timber-framed historic house and former manor house in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, five miles (8 km) south of Manchester city centre in Wythenshawe Park. Built for Robert Tatton, it was home to the Tatton family for almost 400 years. Its basic plan is a central hall with two projecting wings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary's Church, Putney</span> Church in Greater London, England

St. Mary's Church, Putney, is an Anglican church in Putney, London, sited next to the River Thames, beside the southern approach to Putney Bridge. There has been a centre of Christian worship on this site from at least the 13th century, and the church is still very active today. It is also noteworthy because in 1647, during the English Civil War, the church was the site of the Putney Debates on the English constitution. It has been Grade II* listed since 1955.

Radford Semele is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England, situated close to the Regency spa town of Leamington Spa. According to the 2001 Census, Radford Semele parish has a population of 2,448, according to 2021 census. It lies on the A425 between Leamington and Southam. It has a 16th-century pub with a priest hole. The local school is the Radford Semele Church of England School. This is a primary school and most senior pupils go to school in either Southam, Leamington Spa or Warwick which are close by. As well as the parish church of St Nicholas the village also has a second church built in 1874, the Radford Semele Baptist Church.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coade stone</span> Artificial stoneware, produced 1770–1833

Coade stone or Lithodipyra or Lithodipra is stoneware that was often described as an artificial stone in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was used for moulding neoclassical statues, architectural decorations and garden ornaments of the highest quality that remain virtually weatherproof today.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Leodegarius Church, Basford</span> Church

St Leodegarius Church, Old Basford is a parish church in the Church of England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St John's Church, Colston Bassett</span> Nottinghamshire Anglican church

St John's Church, Colston Bassett is an English parish church of the Church of England in Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire. It is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of special architectural or historic interest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holmcultram Abbey</span> Cistercian monastery in Cumbria, UK

Holmcultram Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in what is now the village of Abbeytown in Cumbria, United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All Saints' Church, Putney Common</span> Church in Putney, London

All Saints Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church located on Putney Common, London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary's Church, Hale</span> Church in Cheshire, England

St Mary's Church is in Church End in the village of Hale, Halton, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Widnes, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the diocese of Liverpool.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lidgate</span>

Lidgate is a small village and a civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. Lidgate is located on the B1063 road in between the towns of Newmarket and Clare. The population of Lidgate is around 250, measured at 241 in the 2011 Census.

Sculcoates is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, north of the city centre, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All Saints Church, Fleet</span> Church in Fleet, England

All Saints' Church is the Anglican parish church of the town of Fleet in the county of Hampshire, England. It is notable for its architect, William Burges and was constructed between 1861 and 1862. A Grade II* listed building, the church was very badly damaged in an arson attack in 2015. An eight-year restoration saw the church reopen in April 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary de Crypt Church, Gloucester</span>

St Mary de Crypt Church, Southgate Street, Gloucester, is an Anglican Church, which was first recorded in 1140 as The Church of the Blessed Mary within Southgate. It is in the Diocese of Gloucester and is located adjacent to the ruins of Greyfriars. It has also been known as Christ Church and St. Mary in the South. St Mary de Crypt is a Grade I listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holme Hall, Cliviger</span> Manor house in Lancashire, England

Holme Hall is a Grade II* listed manor house in Cliviger near Burnley, in Lancashire, England. The house dates back to at least the 15th century, was rebuilt in the 17th century, and extended in 1854. Between 1985 and 2003 it was used as a retirement home. The structure was devastated by suspected arson attacks in 2003 and remained derelict for more than a decade before being redeveloped into apartments in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">House of Reeves</span>

House of Reeves is an independent family-run furniture store in Croydon, southern Greater London, England, founded in 1867. It is located in the Old Town area, and gives its name to Reeves Corner, a road intersection between Church Street and Roman Way, and so to Reeves Corner tram stop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary's Church, Huntingdon</span>

St Mary's Church is located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. The church is said to have been the "Mother Church of Huntingdon". It occupies what is probably the original site of Huntingdon Priory of Austin Canons, founded in 1140 by Eustace de Lovetot, and seems to have been used initially as a parochial church upon the removal of the priory to the east end of town during the reign of Henry II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ebrington Manor</span>

Ebrington Manor is a grade II listed manor house in the parish of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, England. Since 1476 it has been a seat of the Fortescue family, since 1789 Earls Fortescue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary's Church, Great Yarmouth</span> Church in Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom

St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It is situated on Regent Road in the centre of the town. It was originally built by the Society of Jesus in the late 1840s and it is now administered by the Diocese of East Anglia. The architect was Joseph John Scoles who also designed the Anglican St Mary's church in the Southtown area of Great Yarmouth and it is a Grade II* listed building.

Church arson is the burning of, or attempting to burn, religious property. Around the world, arson is committed because empty churches are a soft target, or due to excommunication, racial hatred, pyromania, prejudice against certain religions or religious beliefs greed, as part of a sectarian campaign of communal violence, or as a means of anonymously registering dissent or anti-religious sentiment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary's Church, Axminster</span> Church in Devon, England

St Mary's Church is a Church of England church in Axminster, Devon, England. The church has Norman origins, although much of the building dates from the 13th–15th centuries. St Mary's is Axminster's parish church and the oldest building in the town.

References

  1. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1216492)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. "GALLERY: St Mary's Church, Westry, March, rises from the ashes". 20 March 2012.
  4. "March church reopens four years after arson attack" BBC News, 1 April 2014
52°34′08″N0°03′36″E / 52.569°N 0.060°E / 52.569; 0.060