St Marie's Church, Rugby

St Marie's Church is the main Roman Catholic church in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, located to the south of the town centre on Dunchurch Road, one of the main roads into the town. It is one of the town's most well-known landmarks as it is quite dominant on the skyline.

St Marie's church

The church came about because Captain Washington Hibbert of Bilton Grange, married Julia Tichborne, a Catholic woman in 1839. As there was no provision for Catholics in Rugby, Hibbert bought a plot of land off Dunchurch Road and commissioned Augustus Pugin to design a church.[1] It was first opened in 1847, designed in the Gothic revival style. It was enlarged in 1864 by Pugin's son Edward Welby Pugin, and in 1872 the current tall and slender spire was added, which is nearly 200 feet (61 metres) tall.[2][3] The church has been Grade II* listed since 1949.[4]

The church is part of the Rugby Deanery in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham.

References
  1. Wait, Rev W.O. (1893). "Rugby:past and present, with an historical account of neighbouring parishes". pp. 166–168.
  2. Osbourne, Andy, Rawlins, Eddy (1988). Rugby Growth Of A Town.
  3. "Rugby history timeline". Rugby Local History Research Group. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. "Roman Catholic Church of St Marie A Grade II* Listed Building in Rugby, Warwickshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

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