Thackray, Derek/ Thackray, Lucy.

A Brief History of St. Marie’s Church 1844-1986.

Rugby, Derek and Lucy Thackray, 1987. 21,5 x 19,5 cm. 96 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Includes for example the following chapters: The Beginning – a New Mission in Rugby; The first Church of St. Marie’s – 1847; The Rosminian Fathers come to St. Marie’s – 1849; The schools and the Rosminian Sisters -1853-56; The new church of St. Marie’s – 1864; Tower spire and bells – 1872; Parish progress to the end of the nineteenth century; Into the twentieth century – (1900-1925); Progress in the middle of the century 1930-1959; Progress in the second half of the twentieth century 1959-1980; Into the present /

Appendix I: English Provincials of the Institute of Charity
Appendix II: English Superiors or Provincials of the Sisters of Providence
Appendix III: Parish Priests of St.Marie’s
Appendix IV: Superiors of St.Marie’s Convent
Appendix V: Headmistresses of St.Marie’s Girls’ or Junior Schools
Appendix VI: Headmasters of Boys’ (or Senior, Secondary Modern, High Schools)

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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.
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. 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, designed by Bernard Whelan, which is nearly 200 feet (61 metres) tall. The church has been Grade II* listed since 1949. The church is part of the Rugby Deanery in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Catholic Church · Catholic Church in England · English History Collection · Library & Collection Building · Travel · Travels
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 2293BB