Our Lady and St Wilfrid's Church is a

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, completed in 1841. The church was designed for the

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, and contains an

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.Church of St Mary and St Wilfrid, Wetheral
from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 26 December 2015

History

The church, designed by Augustus Pugin was built for a sum total of £2,586. The designs were originally commissioned by Henry Howard of nearby Corby Castle, and included plans for a presbytery and grounds.Warwick Bridge - Our Lady and St Wilfrid
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, retrieved 26 December 2015 The stained glass windows were presented by Philip Howard between 1860–1867 and contain images of

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and St Oliver Plunkett, amongst others. The glass was completed by John Hardman. The church contains statues of

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and the

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, as well as a mounted Infant of Prague. There is also a reliquary containing the relics of Saint Petronia which came to the parish from Cardinal Merry del Val via the Maxwell-Stuart family and the Benedictine nuns of

Holme Eden Abbey Holme Eden Abbey was an abbey in Cumbria, England. The current building (built 1833–37) is a Grade II* listed building. History It was designed in 1833 by John Dobson of Newcastle for a Peter Dixon (a cotton mill owner at Warwick Bridge ...

Parish

Previously served by the Benedictines of

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, the church was sistered with St Ninian's Chapel in Brampton. Together with Our Lady and St Joseph's in Carlisle and St Ninian's, the church forms part of the parish of Our Lady of Eden. This parish existed between 2014 and 2020. Our Lady of Eden then became part of the enlarged single Catholic parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help for Carlisle and district. The parish is part of the Diocese of Lancaster. Presently Mass is offered in the church on Thursday mornings at 10am and a vigil mass at 4pm on Saturdays fulfilling the Sunday obligation and 7pm on holy days. The rosary is also said on Thursday mornings at 9.30.

Interior

File:Our Lady and St Wilfrid Church, Warwick Bridge interior by Rose and Trev Clough Geograph 4303909.jpg,

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Our Lady of Eden Parish site

The Pugin Foundation - Our Lady and St. Wilfrid's, Warwick Bridge
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