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Church of St Mark, Victorian Gothic church in Leicester, England.

The Church of St Mark stands with its dark purple-grey slate exterior, featuring tall lancet windows and a tower at the southeast corner.

William Perry-Herrick funded the construction of St Mark's Church in 1870, selecting Ewan Christian as the architect for this religious edifice.

The interior displays polished pink Shap granite columns and alabaster roundels containing statues of saints, representing Victorian ecclesiastical artistry.

The church measures 99 feet in length with a nave width of 31 feet, while its spire extends to a height of 168 feet.

The bells of St Mark's Church were manufactured by Taylor of Loughborough, while Moore from Clerkenwell, London, produced the clock mechanism.

Location: City of Leicester

Inception: 1872

Architects: Ewan Christian

GPS coordinates: 52.64280,-1.12865

Latest update: March 7, 2025 10:03

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