St Mary Immaculate is an active
Roman Catholic parish church in the town of
Warwick,
England. It lies to the south west of the town on West Street outside the West Gate.
The church was opened on .
The architect was
Edward Welby Pugin,
eldest son of the more famous
Augustus Pugin. The church is built in red brick and Bath stone in the
Decorated Gothic style and is a Grade II
listed building. St Mary Immaculate was probably the first church in England to be dedicated to the
Immaculate Conception after the definition of the dogma in 1854.
During the
First World War (1914–1918)
J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of over 56 books, including ''
The Lord of the Rings'', married parishioner
Edith Mary Bratt in the church on .
A blue plaque commemorating the marriage was unveiled in July 2018.
The church is linked to
St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School
St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary is a Catholic school in Warwick, England, for children aged 4–11. It has an on-site pre-school for children from age 2 years 9 months. The school was rated as "Good" by Ofsted in 2015 and 2019.
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which was originally next to the church. This building is now the church hall and St Mary Immaculate Catholic primary school occupies a much larger site next to
Priory Park.
References
External links
Parish website
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Grade II listed churches in Warwickshire
Buildings and structures in Warwick
Roman Catholic churches in Warwickshire
Grade II listed Roman Catholic churches in England