St Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church

St Mary of Furness Church
Basic information
Location Hindpool, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Geographic coordinates 54°06′54″N 3°13′57″W / 54.1150°N 3.2326°W / 54.1150; -3.2326Coordinates: 54°06′54″N 3°13′57″W / 54.1150°N 3.2326°W / 54.1150; -3.2326
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Diocese of Lancaster
Province Province of Liverpool
Status Active
Heritage designation Grade II listed building
Website Diocese of Lancaster: St Mary of Furness
Completed 1867

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

History

The altar inside St. Marys

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]

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]

See also

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.
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