Peter Paul Pugin’s red-stone church contains an unusually elaborate sequence of altars and coloured marble fittings.
Quick facts
- Date
- Built 1883
- Architect / designer
- Peter Paul Pugin of Pugin and Pugin
- Type
- Late Gothic church with aisled nave, canted apse and elaborate altarpieces
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB41093)
- OS grid reference
- NS 79347 94009
Architecture and continuing use
Alternating broad and narrow rubble courses frame a seven-bay aisled nave, clerestory, side chapels and canted apse. Angel corbels, a wagon roof and coloured-marble altarpieces enrich the interior.
Its story
Built for Stirling’s expanding Catholic community, the church remains part of a parish that now worships across three city churches.
Why it is included
Its strong Pugin Gothic design and continuing parish life add an important Catholic layer to Stirling’s historic townscape.
What to notice
- Alternating masonry courses and tall west windows.
- Angel corbels carrying wall shafts to the nave roof.
- Red-marble screen and elaborate historic altarpieces.
Reading the surroundings
Attend advertised Mass or contact the parish. Respect worship, private prayer and any areas temporarily closed for parish activity.
Timeline
- Built 1883 Built for Stirling’s expanding Catholic community, the church remains part of a parish that now worships across three city churches.
- Present Active Roman Catholic parish church.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The parish website covers three churches, so confirm that an event is at Upper Bridge Street.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Stirling, LB41093 — Designation status, mapped location, construction phases, fabric, authorship and architectural or historical interest.
- St Mary’s Catholic Parish, Stirling — Current parish identity, worship and contact information.
- Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh: St Mary, Stirling — Current address and Mass times.
Location
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