St Mary's Church, Grimsby

St Mary's Church or its full name St Mary on the Sea Church is a Roman Catholic Parish Church in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. It was built from 1880 to 1883. It is situated on the corner of Heneage Road and Wellington Street in the town centre. It was designed by Hadfield and Son and is a Grade II listed building.[1]

St Mary's Church
St Mary on the Sea Church
St Mary's Church
Location in Grimsby
OS grid referenceSK9784071388
LocationGrimsby
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteStMarysRCChurchGrimsby.org.uk
History
StatusActive
DedicationOur Lady, Star of the Sea
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Designated30 June 1999[1]
Architect(s)Matthew Ellison Hadfield
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1880
Completed19 August 1883
Administration
ParishSt Mary on the Sea and St John Fisher
DeaneryGrimsby[2]
DioceseNottingham
ProvinceWestminster

History

Construction

In 1858, Sir John Sutton, a local landowner bought the site for the church, but died before building on it started. In 1880, more than thirty years after the purchase of the site, did construction begin. The majority of the cost was paid for by Thomas Young of Kingerby Hall, who also paid for the building of several other churches in Lincolnshire.[3] The church was designed by Matthew Ellison Hadfield and his son Charles Hadfield, who was also the architects for Salford and Sheffield cathedrals. The initial plan for the church was that it would be double the size of what was built, but it would have been too expensive, so a smaller than planned church was built. On 19 August 1883, the church was opened by the Bishop of Nottingham, Edward Bagshawe.[4]

The sacred heart altar was designed by Pugin & Pugin. It was given to the church by Georgina Fraser, the daughter of George Heneage and sister of Baron Heneage.[4]

The church has some stained-glass windows designed by the studio Hardman & Co.[4]

Reordering and redecoration

In 1908, wall paintings were added to the sanctuary. They were made in the studio of Nathaniel Westlake. Other paintings were added in the 1930s, such as a dado frieze depicting fish that went along the interior perimeter of the church.[4]

In the 1960s, the wall paintings were covered over with paint. In 1979, the church was reordered and a new altar and lectern were installed. In 1983, a narthex was created at the back of the church.[4]

In the 2000s, efforts were made to uncover the wall paintings. In addition, the organ, from the 1920s was also restored.[4]

Parish

St John Fisher Church in Scartho is also part of the same parish as St Mary's Church. St John Fisher Church has one Sunday Mass at 6:00pm on Saturday evening. It also has a Saturday morning Mass at 10:00am

St Mary's Church has one Sunday Mass at 9:30am. At the church, during the week there are Masses at 9:30am on Monday, 12:15pm on Wednesday and 12:15pm on Friday.[5]

See also

References
  1. Church of St Mary by the Sea, Grimsby from British listed buildings, retrieved 21 December 2015
  2. Deaneries from Diocese of Nottingham, retrieved 20 December 2015
  3. Diocese of Nottingham from the Catholic Encyclopedia, retrieved 20 December 2015
  4. Grimsby - St Mary on the Sea from English Heritage, retrieved 21 December 2015
  5. Mass times from StMarysRCChurchGrimsby.org.uk, retrieved 21 December 2015
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