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| 52°18′09″N 0°41′02″W / 52.3025°N 0.6839°W | |
| OS grid reference | SP898679 |
| Location | Wellingborough |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | WellingboroughCatholic.org |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication |
Mary, mother of Jesus Sacred Heart |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 12 March 1986 [1] |
| Architect(s) | Samuel Joseph Nicholl |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1884 |
| Completed | 2 September 1886 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Westminster |
| Diocese | Northampton |
| Deanery | North Northants [2] |
| Parish | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. It was built from 1884 to 1886 by Samuel Joseph Nicholl in the Gothic Revival style. It is located on Raneleigh Road, between Knox Road and Palk Road to the east of the town centre. It is a Grade II listed building. [3]
In 1869, a mission was founded in Wellingborough. It was supported by the Arkwright family from Knuston Hall, one of whom was the High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, Herbert Robert Arkwright. Mass was celebrated in Wellingborough in rented properties. [4]
Between 1873 and 1882, the land for the current church was bought in stages. In 1884, Samuel Joseph Nicholl was commissioned to design the church. He was from London and also designed St Charles Borromeo Church, Westminster and taught Alexander Scoles. On 2 September 1886 the church was opened. The total cost of the church was £5,281. From 1893 to 1894, the presbytery was built and came to a total cost of £1,558. [4]
The church is in the same parish as St Edmund Campion Church in Wellingborough. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church has three Sunday Masses at 6:00pm on Saturday, 9:00am on Sunday and a Polish Mass at 12:30pm on Sunday. St Edmund's Church has two Sunday Masses at 10:30am and 5:30pm. [2]
- ^ Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Presbytery from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 14 May 2022
- ^ a b Churches from Diocese of Northampton, retrieved 14 May 2022
- ^ Church of Our Lady and the Sacred Heart, Historic England, retrieved 14 May 2022
- ^ a b Historic England, Wellingborough - Our Lady and the Sacred Heart, Taking Stock, retrieved 14 May 2022
- Wellingborough
- Roman Catholic churches in Northamptonshire
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1886
- Gothic Revival church buildings in England
- Gothic Revival architecture in Northamptonshire
- 1884 establishments in England
- Grade II listed churches in Northamptonshire
- Grade II listed Roman Catholic churches in England
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom
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| 52°18′09″N 0°41′02″W / 52.3025°N 0.6839°W | |
| OS grid reference | SP898679 |
| Location | Wellingborough |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | WellingboroughCatholic.org |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication |
Mary, mother of Jesus Sacred Heart |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 12 March 1986 [1] |
| Architect(s) | Samuel Joseph Nicholl |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1884 |
| Completed | 2 September 1886 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Westminster |
| Diocese | Northampton |
| Deanery | North Northants [2] |
| Parish | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. It was built from 1884 to 1886 by Samuel Joseph Nicholl in the Gothic Revival style. It is located on Raneleigh Road, between Knox Road and Palk Road to the east of the town centre. It is a Grade II listed building. [3]
In 1869, a mission was founded in Wellingborough. It was supported by the Arkwright family from Knuston Hall, one of whom was the High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, Herbert Robert Arkwright. Mass was celebrated in Wellingborough in rented properties. [4]
Between 1873 and 1882, the land for the current church was bought in stages. In 1884, Samuel Joseph Nicholl was commissioned to design the church. He was from London and also designed St Charles Borromeo Church, Westminster and taught Alexander Scoles. On 2 September 1886 the church was opened. The total cost of the church was £5,281. From 1893 to 1894, the presbytery was built and came to a total cost of £1,558. [4]
The church is in the same parish as St Edmund Campion Church in Wellingborough. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church has three Sunday Masses at 6:00pm on Saturday, 9:00am on Sunday and a Polish Mass at 12:30pm on Sunday. St Edmund's Church has two Sunday Masses at 10:30am and 5:30pm. [2]
- ^ Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Presbytery from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 14 May 2022
- ^ a b Churches from Diocese of Northampton, retrieved 14 May 2022
- ^ Church of Our Lady and the Sacred Heart, Historic England, retrieved 14 May 2022
- ^ a b Historic England, Wellingborough - Our Lady and the Sacred Heart, Taking Stock, retrieved 14 May 2022
- Wellingborough
- Roman Catholic churches in Northamptonshire
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1886
- Gothic Revival church buildings in England
- Gothic Revival architecture in Northamptonshire
- 1884 establishments in England
- Grade II listed churches in Northamptonshire
- Grade II listed Roman Catholic churches in England
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom