Tower of Roman Catholic Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Ribble local planning authority area, England. Church tower.
Tower of Roman Catholic Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lesser-stronghold-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ribble
- Constituency
- South Ribble MP: Mr Paul Foster (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Church tower
- Address
- Tower of Roman Catholic Church of St Mary, Broadfield Drive, PR25 1PD
- OS grid reference
- SD 535 219
- Coordinates
- 53.69231, -2.70512
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tower of the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary was built between 1962 and 1964 by the architectural firm Weightman and Bullen, with J. Faczynski as the partner in charge. It is constructed of reinforced concrete and features four piers that taper towards the top, where they connect to horizontal members that culminate in a cross. The tower consists of five stages of varying heights, with the fourth stage having solid sides and tiny irregular windows, and a bell situated above it. This tower is an integral part of the design of the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary, which is notable for being a circular church with a central altar and contains some fine works of art.
Local climate
Tower of Roman Catholic Church of St Mary sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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