St Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church
54°06′55″N 3°13′58″W / 54.11515°N 3.23271°W / 54.11515; -3.23271
St Mary of Furness is a Roman Catholic church located on Duke Street in Barrow-in-Furness, England. The congregation was founded in 1858 and current building constructed between 1866 and 1867.
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]
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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
- ^ a b c "St Mary of Furness, Barrow in Furness - Roman Catholic". GENUKI. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mary of Furness (1283023)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Church of St Mary of Furness, Duke Street, Barrow in Furness - Barrow-in-Furness". Historic England. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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