The Roman Catholic church of Mary the Immaculate Mother of God and Queen of Martyrs and St.Ignatius at Chideock is not easy to find. Like so many Dorset churches you need to know roughly where it is before setting out in search. Turning north off the A35 by the parish church leads eventually to the church on the right side of the road (not to be confused with the mortuary chapel, which lies near the parish church). The effort will be abundantly rewarded.
The building lies at the bottom of a sloping path and one is immediately struck by the large circular moulding, incorporating a statue of Our Lady, which forms part of the elevation above the entrance narthex. Inside, there is a breathtaking riot of colour and craftsmanship, with the eye being drawn towards the exquisite gilded stature of Our Lady above the altar and immediately below the domed cupula. The building was completed in 1872 in the Romanesque style and is largely, physically, the work of Charles Weld who lived in the attached manor house behind.
The Trust gratefully acknowledges images and text by Robin Adeney ©
Ref | Title | Town | Postcode | Distance |
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Queen of Martyrs & St Ignatius' Church | Chideock | DT6 6LF | 0 | |
St. Giles | Chideock | DT6 6LE | 1 | |
St Gabriel | Stanton St. Gabriel | DT6 6EP | 1 | |
St. John the Baptist | Symondsbury | DT6 6HB | 2 | |
St Candida and Holy Cross | Whitchurch Canonicorum | DT6 6RQ | 2 | |
St. Paul | Broadoak | DT6 5PY | 2 | |
St. Swithun | Bridport | DT6 5DU | 3 | |
St. Saviour | Dottery | DT6 3NN | 3 | |
St.Mary's Church | Bridport | DT6 3NN | 3 | |
St. Mary | Catherston Leweston | DT6 6LZ | 3 | |
St. Andrew | Charmouth | DT6 6LN | 3 | |
Holy Trinity | Salway Ash | DT6 5JE | 3 | |
Holy Trinity New | Bothenhampton | DT6 4BH | 3 | |
St. John the Evangelist | West Bay | DT6 4EU | 3 | |
St Mary | Pilsdon | DT6 5NZ | 4 | |
Old Church | Bothenhampton | DT6 4BP | 4 | |
Holy Trinity | Bradpole | DT6 3EP | 4 | |
St. Mary the Virgin | Walditch | DT6 4LB | 4 | |
St Stephen | Bettiscombe | DT6 5NT | 4 | |
St. John | Fishpond | DT6 6NN | 4 |
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