St Mary's the Virgin Anglican Church, Victorian Gothic Anglican church in Maitland, Australia

St Mary's the Virgin is a Victorian Gothic Anglican church on Church Street in Maitland, designed by Edmund Blacket with a nave, chancel, north and south aisles, two porches, vestry, tower and spire, seating 700. It has a slender stone tower, tracery windows, a clerestory to the nave and lower roofs over the aisles, with detailed stonework. The grounds include mature trees and a two-storey brick rectory with a slate hipped roof, bracketed eaves, cast iron columns, balustrade and frieze.

The foundation stone was laid in 1860 with services beginning in 1867, when architect Edmund Blacket's design replaced an earlier 1843 building. This marked an important architectural addition to the region's religious landscape during the nineteenth century.

Edmund Blacket's design seated 700 parishioners, and the church still serves as the Anglican congregation's base in central Maitland, hosting services and social activities. Its 1887 bell tower and spire remain a landmark over the town and surrounding area.

The church is located on Church Street in Maitland and is protected as a state heritage site. Visitors should plan their visit around active church services and community events held throughout the year.

The 1887 bell tower needed repointing and pinnacle repairs in 2006, when $119,464 was approved to stop water damage to the stonework. The spire is a landmark visible across Maitland and the surrounding area.