Country England Consecrated 1830 Opened 1830 Phone +44 114 223 0223 | Denomination Church of England Status Parish church Height 43 m | |
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Location Highfield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Website www.stmarys-church.co.uk Address Bramall Ln, Sheffield S2 4QZ, UK Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Church of St Mary - Ecclesfield, St James - Norton, Church of St Mary the Virgin - Be, St Paul's Church - Wordswo, St John's Church - Ranmoor | ||
St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane, is a Church of England church in the City of Sheffield, England. It is one of three churches that were built in Sheffield under the Church Building Act 1818 (the other two being St George's Church, Portobello and St Philip's Church, Netherthorpe), and is the only one still to be used as a church. The church was designed by Joseph Potter and cost £13,927 (equivalent to £1,110,000 in 2015). A grant of £13,941 was received from the Church Building Commission to cover the cost of building and other expenses. The foundation stone was laid on 12 October 1826 by the Countess of Surrey, and the church was consecrated on 21 July 1830.
The church is built in the Perpendicular style, with a 140 feet (43 m) high tower, It was damaged by bombing during the "Sheffield Blitz" and when restored was divided: the chancel and two east bays of the nave remained in use as a church, the rest of the building used as a community centre. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. In 2000 a major internal refurbishment took place resulting in the church and community centre becoming a combined space. The space is also used to host conferences.
There are close links between the church and Sheffield United F.C., whose ground is situated on Bramall Lane. During the refurbishment in 2000, church services took place at the football club.