Our Lady & St Etheldreda's Church
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Our Lady & St Etheldreda's Church
Image: © Tiger Taken: 23 Sep 2011
The most prominent church in Newmarket, on a prime town centre site between the bus station and Waitrose, and grander than any of its Anglican neighbours. Our Lady Immaculate and St Etheldreda was designed in 1966 by [John Baptist] Sebastian Comper, son of the great Sir Ninian. It was not yet standing when Pevsner recorded the town's churches in 1961 (acidly commenting that they "can indeed be considered last") nor did Enid Radcliffe deign to mention it in her revision of 1974. Architecturally a basilica in the popular Tuscan revival style of its generation, the church is entered by a western narthex beneath the rose window. The unusual effect along the roofline is a reflection of the sky and clouds. For the interior see Image Suffolk Churches http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/newmarketethel.htm Taking Stock https://taking-stock.org.uk/building/newmarket-our-lady-immaculate-and-st-etheldreda/
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Image Location
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52.246557
Longitude
0.407114