St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church, Dundee explained

St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church, Dundee should not be confused with Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's).

St Mary's Church
Fullname:St Mary, Our Lady of Victories Church
Coordinates:56.4671°N -2.9707°W
Location:Dundee
Country:United Kingdom
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Website:SPSMblog.wordpress.com
Dedication:Our Lady of Victory
Events:Towers added in 1901
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Heritage Designation:Category B listed
Designated Date:4 February 1965[1]
Style:Romanesque Revival
Groundbreaking:1850
Completed Date:1851
Deanery:St Mary, Dundee
Diocese:Dunkeld
Province:St Andrews and Edinburgh

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]

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 Martin 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-25249-36-forebank-road-st-mary-s-or-our-lady-of 36 Forebank Road, St Mary's or Our Lady of Victories, Rc Church, Dundee
  2. http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/6127/name/Our+Lady+of+Victories%2C+Dundee+Dundee+Tayside Our Lady of Victories, Dundee
  3. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-25183-3-arthurstone-terrace-and-1-3-5-maitland- St Patrick's Rc Church, Presbytery and Hall, Dundee
  4. http://www.dunkelddiocese.org.uk/ Diocese of Dunkeld