St Mary's Church, Crewe
| St Mary's Church, Crewe | |
|---|---|
Shrewsbury | |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr Nick Kern |
St Mary's Church is in St Mary's Street,
diocese of Shrewsbury.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]
History
The church was built between 1890 and 1891, the tower being completed at a later date. The architects were Pugin and Pugin.[3]
Architecture
Exterior
St Mary's is constructed in red brick with red
Geometrical tracery, in the stage above are niches containing statues and flanked by lancet windows, and above these are paired lancets. The top stage contains louvred bell openings. The chancel and the gable of the nave contain windows with Geometrical tracery, the windows along the sides of the aisles have Perpendicular tracery, and the clerestory windows are paired quatrefoils.[2]
Interior
Inside the church the
baldacchino is supported by marble shafts. The main altar is flanked by side altars, and there are more altars at the east ends of the aisles. These are all separated from the nave by a marble communion rail.[2] The organ dates from 1897 and was built by Gray and Davison.[4]
See also
References
- Diocese of Shrewsbury, retrieved 26 February 2012
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Cheshire East (1136221)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 February 2012
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 30 June 2020
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