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Church in Halifax, United Kingdom

St Mary's Church
St Marie's Church


53°43′24″N 1°52′06″W / 53.723256°N 1.868257°W / 53.723256; -1.868257
OS grid reference	SE0879125214
Location	Halifax
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	StMarysHalifax.com
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Blessed Virgin Mary
Events	Rebuilt in 1864 Enlarged in 1924
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ralph Nicholson and Clement Williams
Groundbreaking	20 September 1836
Completed	27 November 1839
Construction cost	Rebuild: £2,000 Extension: £11,000
Administration
Province	Liverpool
Diocese	Leeds
Deanery	Halifax

St Mary's Church or St Marie's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Halifax, West Yorkshire. It was built from 1836 to 1839. It is situated on the corner of Gibbet Street and Clarence Street, next to Burdock Way. It is the first Post-Reformation Roman Catholic church built in Halifax.

History

Construction

In 1831, plans were drawn for the construction of a church and a fundraising campaign was started for it. On 20 September 1836, the foundation stone was laid. On 27 November 1839, the church was opened. However, on 18 October 1863, a storm caused part of the church to collapse.

Reconstruction

After the storm it was decided to repair and enlarge the church. On 8 October 1864, a new foundation stone was laid. The architect was Ralph Nicholson. The work included rebuilding the roof, arcades certain walls and adding a tower. The cost came to £2,000. Work continued up to 11 November 1865.

Extension

In 1923, work began again to extend the church. The architect Clement Williams designed it and extended the church from a capacity of 380 to 900. The total cost came to £11,000. On 9 November 1924, the church was reopened. However, work continued until 1926.

Parish

Also in the parish of St Mary's is St Alban's Church. Clement Williams was also behind the designing of the church which was built from 1953 to 1954 and renovated in 1970.

St Mary's Church has two Sunday Masses: at 11:00am and (in Polish) at 12:45pm. St Alban's Church has two Sunday Masses: 9:30am and 6:00pm.

St Alban's Church

References

Parishes from Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, retrieved 28 December 2015
^ Halifax - St Marie Archived 24 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine from English Heritage, retrieved 29 December 2015
Halifax - St Alban from English Heritage, retrieved 29 December 2015
St Mary's & St Alban's: Mass Times (retrieved August 2019)

External links

St Mary's Parish site

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds
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Parishes Leeds Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St Anne Blessed John Henry Newman, Leeds Holy Redeemer, Huddersfield St Edward's, Clifford St Ignatius, Ossett St Jeanne Jugan, Leeds St Joseph's, Bradford St Austin's and English Martyrs, Wakefield St Mary's, Halifax St Patrick's, Leeds St Robert's, Harrogate St Wilfrid's Church, Ripon St Stephen's, Skipton St Joseph's Wetherby Leeds Trinity University
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Schools All Saints, Huddersfield Cardinal Heenan, Meanwood Corpus Christi, Leeds Leeds Trinity University Mount St Mary's, Leeds Notre Dame, Leeds St Bede's & St Joseph's, Bradford St Catherine's, Halifax St John Fisher, Dewsbury St John Fisher, Harrogate St John's School for the Deaf, Boston Spa St Mary's Menston St Thomas à Becket, Wakefield St Wilfrid's, Featherstone
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