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Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the town centre of Bury. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. LinkExternal link
Church records suggest that the first church was built on the site in 971 A.D. when parishes were first formed by King Edgar of England, although this is likely to have been a wood and thatch structure. A church in the gothic style was completed in 1585. Between 1773 and 1780 the main body of this church was demolished and rebuilt leaving only the spire from the original church. The spire was replaced in 1842 but by 1870 the wood in the rest of the church had rotted and a new building was needed. The new church designed by the architect J. S. Crowther, leaving the 1842 spire in place, was officially opened on the Feast of the Annunciation on 2 February 1876.
by N Chadwick

Created: Sat, 8 Nov 2014, Updated: Sat, 8 Nov 2014


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SD8010 : Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin by JThomas
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SD8010 : Bury Parish Church by N Chadwick
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SD8010 : Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin by N Chadwick
SD8010 : Parish Church of St Mary by N Chadwick
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SD8010 : War Memorial and Parish Church by N Chadwick
SD8010 : Parish church of St Mary by N Chadwick
SD8010 : Parish Church of St Mary by N Chadwick
SD8010 : Parish Church of St Mary by N Chadwick
SD8010 : Church of St Mary by N Chadwick


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