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St Mary’s
Photo: DTease
Photo: DTease
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Item #: 31580
Item #: 31580
St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Standishgate area of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1818 and is a Grade II* listed building. It is in the Wigan deanery of the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Comment by: Albert.S. on 9th October 2019 at 13:23
Remember the time when Father Gore was the parish priest, and father O’Donahue was the curate,, fifties, and sixties.
Comment by: Peter Walsh on 9th October 2019 at 18:19
I was a alter boy here in the early 50,s Father Gore parish priest and fathers Conofrey and Furlong were there. I lived in Dicconson Terrace over the Road.
Comment by: Veronica on 10th October 2019 at 07:24
A beautiful church, apparently it was the 'mother' church for St Patrick's chapel before the present church was built.
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