The Diocese of Shrewsbury was founded in 1850, and encompasses the counties of Cheshire and Shropshire (and parts of Derbyshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester). The cathedral is in Shrewsbury, and is dedicated to Our Lady Help of Christians and St Peter Alcantara. The diocese has 114 churches (as of 2012).
The cathedral church of the Diocese of Shrewsbury, built from designs by E.W. Pugin, under the patronage of the... Read More
A functional building of the 1970s, not of special architectural or historic interest. In the years immediately... Read More
A functional design by Reynolds & Scott. The (probably contemporary) reredos canopy is of some interest and artistic... Read More
A modest building by F. X. Velarde, given interest and some distinction by individual touches such as the window... Read More
A modern building of good functional design but without special architectural interest. A window by Doritie Kettlewell... Read More
A fine building designed by Edmund Kirby, incorporating Early English and Decorated motifs and Continental Gothic... Read More
A functional building of no architectural or historic interest, which started life as a parish hall. Plans for a... Read More
A simple functional building of the 1950s, without special architectural interest. The church is of brick with a... Read More
The parish of St Luke the Physician has no church, and operates from a 1930s semi-detached house where it has a day... Read More
The last of F. X. Velarde’s churches to be built in his lifetime, and said to have been his personal favourite. In... Read More
The finest example of a type of small-scale and intimate church which was developed by Edmund Kirby for particular... Read More
A church conceived on an ambitious scale, intended as the Cathedral church of the Diocese of Shrewsbury. Although... Read More
