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Latitude: 51.5871 / 51°35'13"N
Longitude: -2.9966 / 2°59'47"W
OS Eastings: 331052
OS Northings: 188048
OS Grid: ST310880
Mapcode National: GBR J5.CBYV
Mapcode Global: VH7BD.0CPQ
Plus Code: 9C3VH2P3+R9
Entry Name: Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 2 May 1980
Last Amended: 31 March 2000
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 3036
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300003036
Location: Near junction with School Lane.
County: Newport
Community: Stow Hill
Community: Stow Hill
Built-Up Area: Newport
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: Church building
1838-40, by J J Scholes, architect.
Early English Gothic style, Bathstone with slate roofs. Elevation facing street has 5 stage tower with gabled buttresses; corner pinnacles and trefoil parapet; bell stage with 3 lancet windows. Next lower stage has trefoil arcading; next 2 stages have lancet arcading; main entrance archway below. To each side of tower, heavily buttressed aisles with round windows over lancets; R aisle has Gothic doorway. Louvre on ridge of nave roof.
Spacious interior with braced wooden roof. Nave of 6 bays with tall iron columns on large water holding bases; large stiff-leaf capitals. Aisle chapel of 3 bays to each side. Decorated style reredos with polychrome figures of saints to rear of sanctuary and aisles. Aisle chapels each have elaborate reredos with sculptural reliefs, figures of saints, polychrome marble above. Stained glass of individual saints in aisle windows; Coronation of Virgin in stepped triple lancet behind altar.
Early C19 Roman Catholic church with strong presence, and unusually lofty and spacious interior. Group value with adjacent listed ancilliary buildings.
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