St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church, Dundee

St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church is Roman Catholic Parish Church in Dundee, Scotland. It was built from 1850 and opened in 1851, twenty-seven years before the Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy. It is situated on Forebank Road, close to Ann Street. It is a Romanesque Revival church and a category B listed building.[1]

Not to be confused with Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's).
St Mary's Church
St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church
Forebank Road
OS grid referenceNO4029030974
LocationDundee
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteSPSMblog.wordpress.com
History
StatusParish church
DedicationOur Lady of Victory
EventsTowers added in 1901
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationCategory B listed
Designated4 February 1965[1]
StyleRomanesque Revival
Groundbreaking1850
Completed1851
Administration
DeanerySt Mary, Dundee
DioceseDunkeld
ProvinceSt Andrews and Edinburgh

History

Construction

Building work started on the church in 1850. In 1851, it was opened. The architect for the church was George Mathewson. He designed it to be in the style of Byzantine-Romanesque architecture.[1]

Developments

From 1900 to 1901, the two towers and a narthex were added to the front of the church. They were designed by Thomas M. Cappon and built by William G. Lamond in the Art Nouveau style. In 1926, additions were made to the church, these were designed by Reginald Fairlie. These additions included multiple side chapels.[1][2]

Parish

The church also serves St Patrick's Church in the city. St Patrick's Church is situated on Arthurstone Terrace in the Stobswell area of the city, built from 1897 to 1899, was also designed by Thomas Martin Cappon and is a category B listed building.[3] St Patrick's has one Sunday Mass at 9:30am.[4]

St Mary's Church has one Sunday Mass at 11:15am.[4]

See also

References
  1. 36 Forebank Road, St Mary's or Our Lady of Victories, Rc Church, Dundee from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 12 January 2016
  2. Our Lady of Victories, Dundee from Places of Worship in Scotland, retrieved 12 January 2016
  3. St Patrick's Rc Church, Presbytery and Hall, Dundee from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 12 January 2016
  4. Diocese of Dunkeld, retrieved 12 January 2016
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