St Mary's Church, Halifax

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| other name = St Marie's Church

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| location = Halifax

| country = United Kingdom

| denomination = Roman Catholic

| website = [http://www.stmaryshalifax.com/ StMarysHalifax.com]

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| dedication = Blessed Virgin Mary

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| events = Rebuilt in 1864
Enlarged in 1924

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| status = Parish church

| functional status = Active

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| architect = Ralph Nicholson and Clement Williams

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| groundbreaking = 20 September 1836

| completed date = 27 November 1839

| construction cost = Rebuild: £2,000
Extension: £11,000

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| deanery = Halifax[http://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/d_parishes/parish.php Parishes] from Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, retrieved 28 December 2015

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St Mary's Church or St Marie's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Halifax, West Yorkshire. It was built from 1836 to 1839. It is situated on the corner of Gibbet Street and Clarence Street, next to Burdock Way. It is the first Post-Reformation Roman Catholic church built in Halifax.[http://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Diocese-of-Leeds/Halifax-St-Marie/ Halifax - St Marie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124150726/http://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Diocese-of-Leeds/Halifax-St-Marie/ |date=24 January 2016 }} from English Heritage, retrieved 29 December 2015

History

=Construction=

In 1831, plans were drawn for the construction of a church and a fundraising campaign was started for it. On 20 September 1836, the foundation stone was laid. On 27 November 1839, the church was opened. However, on 18 October 1863, a storm caused part of the church to collapse.

=Reconstruction=

After the storm it was decided to repair and enlarge the church. On 8 October 1864, a new foundation stone was laid. The architect was Ralph Nicholson. The work included rebuilding the roof, arcades certain walls and adding a tower. The cost came to £2,000. Work continued up to 11 November 1865.

=Extension=

In 1923, work began again to extend the church. The architect Clement Williams designed it and extended the church from a capacity of 380 to 900. The total cost came to £11,000. On 9 November 1924, the church was reopened. However, work continued until 1926.

Parish

Also in the parish of St Mary's is St Alban's Church. Clement Williams was also behind the designing of the church which was built from 1953 to 1954 and renovated in 1970.[http://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Diocese-of-Leeds/Halifax-St-Alban Halifax - St Alban] from English Heritage, retrieved 29 December 2015

St Mary's Church has two Sunday Masses: at 11:00am and (in Polish) at 12:45pm. St Alban's Church has two Sunday Masses: 9:30am and 6:00pm.[https://www.stmaryshalifax.com/mass-times/ St Mary's & St Alban's: Mass Times] (retrieved August 2019)

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