St Marie's Church, Widnes

The church was built between 1862 and 1865 to accommodate the large numbers of Irish immigrants who had come to work in the local chemical factories. It was opened in 1865, and designed by E. W. Pugin. The church was listed at Grade II on 22 December 2006, but closed for worship early the following year. The church has been placed on the Buildings at Risk list by the campaign group Save Britain's Heritage, and has been identified by the Victorian Society as being one of the ten most endangered Victorian buildings in Britain. In 2012 a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund was obtained to enable the church to be converted into premises for Halton and St Helens Voluntary action.

The arcades between the nave and the aisles are carried on slender piers. At the west end of the church is a gallery carrying the organ. At the east end of both aisles is an altar. The ceiling of the apse has painted and stencilled decoration. The richly decorated alabaster reredos contains paintings with gold backgrounds depicting the Nativity, the Annunciation, and the Assumption. These have been attributed to J. A. Pippet of Hardman & Co. In front of the reredos is a richly-carved altar and benediction throne under an elaborate canopy.