Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church

Our Lady and the English Martyrs
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs
The front (north side) of the church, from across Lensfield Rd.
Our Lady and the English Martyrs is located in Central Cambridge
Our Lady and the English Martyrs
Our Lady and the English Martyrs
52°11′56″N 0°07′38″E / 52.198768°N 0.127348°E / 52.198768; 0.127348
LocationHills Road
Cambridge
CB2 1JR
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.olem.org.uk
History
StatusParish church
DedicationOur Lady of the Assumption & the English Martyrs
Consecrated8 October 1890
Relics heldSaints Felix and Constantia
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Dunn & Hansom
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1885–1890 (by Rattee and Kett)
Specifications
LengthInterior: 48 metres (157 ft)
Number of spires1
Spire height65 metres (213 ft)
MaterialsLimestone (Casterton, Ancaster, Combe Down)[1]
Bells8 (9 including Angelus)
Tenor bell weight31 long cwt 2 qr 5 lb (3,533 lb or 1,603 kg) in D
Administration
ProvinceWestminster
DioceseEast Anglia
DeaneryCambridge
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt Revd Peter Collins
Rt Revd Alan Hopes
RectorRt Revd Mgr Provost Eugène Harkness
Priest(s)Fr Adrian Gates (Hospital Chaplain)
Assistant priest(s)The Revd Canon Giuseppe Rizzi
Deacon(s)The Revd Dr Gianluca Savini
Laity
Director of music
  • Nigel Kerry
  • Assistant Director: Sam Barrett
  • Director of Song School: Lynette Alcántara
Organist(s)Nigel Kerry
Organ scholarTammas Slater

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, also known as the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs (OLEM), is an English Roman Catholic parish church located at the junction of Hills Road and Lensfield Road in southeast Cambridge. It is a large Gothic Revival church built between 1885 and 1890,[1] and is a Grade I listed building. It is the tallest building in Cambridge at 65m tall (including the spire).

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