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Tynsley Terrace, TELFORD, TF7 5AJ

Sadly, there aren't the number of priests nowadays as once there were, so St Mary's is part of the south Telford parish of The Good Shepherd. Here is a lovely little church for the good folk of Madeley and its surrounds.

Almost anybody who has lived in South Telford will have had a bag of chips from Charlie's... It stands on Madeley High St, now a one-way street.

The rather badly weathered remains of an OS cutmark in a stone wall on the north side of the High Street; originally levelled at 113.514m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn.

Built as a house in the early to mid 19th century, and Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101292969-11-high-street-madeley#.W9I_JtQrLGg in 1983. It's now the offices of a firm of insurance brokers.

A rare building, albeit much altered over the years. It essentially dates from the late 1760s, and was built as a Catholic Priest's house, with an attached chapel to the rear, at a time when Catholic worship was still illegal. The rendering seen on this side elevation is a relatively recent 'improvement' although much of the main structure is in the coursed sandstone visible to the right (rear) of the building. More or less derelict in the 1990s, but saved by conversion to parish rooms and resurrection of its use as a presbytery, the whole was Grade II listed in 2014 https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101416158-presbytery-of-roman-catholic-church-of-st-mary-madeley#.W88jddQrLGh, where there is a much more comprehensive description and contextual history. Part of the listing submission from that time states that "Madeley has clear historic interest as a very rare survivor of a building used for Catholic worship prior to the first Catholic Reform Act of 1778 when public Catholic worship was still illegal in England. Very few examples of this building type are known to survive and only a handful are listed", and mentions two or three others around the country, notably in Northumberland and another at Otterbourne in Hampshire (neither of which appear to be photographed on this site at present)

The main church building is in Image

One of several fine churches in the area; this one has a smaller building associated with it, right next door Image

A row of 17th century, timber framed cottages, which were collectively Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101352031-36-and-37-station-road-madeley#.W8WMEWhKhPY in 1983. There are several alterations and extensions (notably the dormer windows and additional rear wing) which date to the 19th century.

Described in its 1983 Grade II listing details https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101033291-34-and-35-station-road-madeley#.W8WK4WhKhPY as 'stuccoed', there have apparently been alterations to remove that facing and return the walls to painted brickwork. The 19th century shopfront to the right is an addition to the 18th century house.