Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wellingborough
Church in Northamptonshire, England
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The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
|---|---|
Interior of St Mary's Church | |
 Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
| Location | Knox Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1PX |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | St Mary the Virgin |
| Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Architect | Sir Ninian Comper |
Architectural type | Perpendicular Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Peterborough |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Northampton |
| Deanery | Wellingborough |
| Parish | St Mary the Virgin Wellingborough |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop | The Rt Revd Luke Irvine-Capel SSC (AEO) |
| Vicar | Fr Robert Farmer SSC |
History
The church was built from 1908 to 1930, and was designed by Sir Ninian Comper.[1] It is in the Perpendicular Gothic style.[1] The design and interior of the church was influenced by the Oxford Movement and the Victorian revival of ritualism[2] Financing of the work was largely due to the Misses Sharman of Wellingborough.
On 9 June 1970, St Mary's Church was designated a Grade I listed building.[1] It is one of only a few Grade I listed buildings built in the 20th century.
Present day
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The parish of St Mary the Virgin Wellingborough is in the Archdeaconry of Northampton in the Diocese of Peterborough.[3]
St Mary's stands in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[3] As the parish has passed a resolution to reject the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Richborough.[4] It is also affiliated with Forward in Faith and The Society.[5][6]
Notable clergy
- Michael Bent, later Archdeacon of Taranaki in New Zealand and Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Fiji, served his curacy here from 1955 to 1960.[7][8]
List of vicars
- 1905-1928: Fr Thomas Watts
- 1929-1946: Fr Conrad Radford
- 1947-1952: Fr Rowland Taylor
- 1952–1966: Fr Raymond Brown
- 1967–1988: Fr Thomas Finch SSC
- 1990–1994: Fr Alan Robinson (priest in charge) (now Rector of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Maiden Lane - the Diocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament for the Diocese of Westminster)
- 1996–present: Fr Robert Farmer SSC (priest in charge, 1996–2000)
