Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Mary and St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1976. Cathedral.

Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Mary and St Thomas

WRENN ID
idle-tallow-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton North MP: Lucy Rigby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 January 1976
Type
Cathedral
Address
Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Mary and St Thomas, Barrack Road, Northampton
OS grid reference
SP 752 616
Coordinates
52.2481, -0.8986
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Thomas, located on Barrack Road, is a Grade II listed building. The nave and aisles were primarily constructed in 1863 by Edward Welby Pugin, expanding upon a much smaller church built in 1844 by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. The crossing tower, transepts, and chancel were added between 1948 and 1955 by Albert Herbert. The 19th-century sections of the cathedral are designed in the Decorated style, made of brick with stone dressings.

Local climate

Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Mary and St Thomas sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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