St Mary's Church, Congleton
St Mary's Church is in West Road, Congleton, Cheshire, England. It is a Roman Catholic church recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The listing includes the adjoining presbytery.[1]
| St Mary's Church, Congleton | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Congleton | |
  St Mary's Church, Congleton Location in Cheshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 852 631 |
| Location | West Road, Congleton, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Virgin Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 4 April 1975 |
| Architect(s) | Father John Hall |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1826 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick, slate roof |
History
St Mary's Church was built in 1826, and designed by Father John Hall, a priest from Macclesfield. The presbytery dates from 1830.[2]
Architecture
The church is constructed in red brick, stands on a stone plinth, and has a slate roof. The façade facing the road is in two storeys. It has a central doorway with a semicircular head and a radial fanlight, and two windows also with semicircular heads. At the top is a pediment containing a niche with a statue of the Virgin Mary.[1] The east end is slightly polygonal. Inside the church is a tripartite screen carried on Ionic columns. The authors of the Buildings of England series comment that, apart from the niche containing the statue, it is similar to a Methodist church of the time.[2] The presbytery also has a doorway with a semicircular head and a radial fanlight.[1] Its windows are sashes.[2]
See also
References
- Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and adjoining Presbytery, Congleton (1107189)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 February 2012
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 298–299, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
