Church Of St Mary The Virgin

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Gothic revival church located on Church Street in Honley. It was built in 1843 by R D Chantrell, with alterations made in 1888 and an addition in 1909. The church is constructed from hammer dressed stone and features buttressing, with ashlar dressings. The roof is made of stone slate and has ashlar roll-top copings, with hipped roofs over the aisles. The chancel has a three-sided apse that includes stained glass from 1888 and a small bellcote at the roof apex. The nave consists of seven bays with clerestorey lights, while the aisles have simple lancet lights with hood moulds, some of which contain stained glass. There are stone porches at each end of the south-west side. The church features a four-tier bell tower with large pinnacles, a three-light louvred bell chamber, and a clock face on each side. A vestry and organ chamber were added to the north end in 1909.

Inside, the church has arcades of seven bays supported by clustered colonnettes. There is a gallery at the south-west end that extends for five bays on each side. The interior includes a colourful "wine-glass" type pulpit from 1888, restored stencilling on the chancel walls, and hammer beam trusses in the roof. The church was erected on the site of chapels that existed before 1507 and one built in 1750. A reference and photograph of the church can be found in 'The History of Honley' by M A Jagger, published in 1914.