St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane
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St Mary's Church from the south |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Highfield South Yorkshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | 53°22′20″N 1°28′18″W / 53.3722°N 1.4717°WCoordinates: 53°22′20″N 1°28′18″W / 53.3722°N 1.4717°W |
| Affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Sheffield |
| Year consecrated | 1830 |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Joseph Potter |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic revival |
| Construction cost | £13,927 (£1,020,000 as of 2012)[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Height (max) | 140 feet (43 m) |
St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane, is a Church of England church in the City of Sheffield, England. It is one of three churches that were built in Sheffield under the Church Building Act 1818 (the other two being St George's Church, Portobello and St Phillip's Church, Netherthorpe), and is the only one still to be used as a church. The church was designed by Joseph Potter and cost £13,927 (£1,020,000 as of 2012).[1] A grant of £13,941 was received from the Church Building Commission to cover the cost of building and other expenses.[2] The foundation stone was laid on 12 October 1826 by the Countess of Surrey, and the church was consecrated on 21 July 1830[3].
The church is built in the Perpendicular style, with a 140 feet (43 m) high tower,[4] It was damaged by bombing during the "Sheffield Blitz" and when restored was divided: the chancel and two east bays of the nave remain in use as a church, the rest of the building is used as a community centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.[5]
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- ^ a b UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Lawrence H. Officer (2010) "What Were the UK Earnings and Prices Then?" MeasuringWorth.
- ^ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 329, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
- ^ St Mary’s Church. Sheffield & District Family History Society (accessed 11 February 2006).
- ^ Harman, R. & Minnis, J. (2004) Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield, pp220–221. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10585-1
- ^ English Heritage (1995) Church of St Mary. Images of England (accessed 11 February 2006).
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- Religious buildings completed in 1830
- 19th-century Church of England church buildings
- Buildings and structures in Sheffield
- Grade II* listed churches
- Grade II* listed buildings in Sheffield
- Churches in Sheffield
- Church of England churches in South Yorkshire
- Anglican congregations established in the 19th century
- Commissioners' churches
