Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady

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The Church of Our Lady, Lillington is a Roman Catholic church in Lillington, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, dating from 1963. It is a Grade II listed building, chiefly notable for its extensive scheme of dalle de verre glass, designed by Dom Charles Norris, and for other works by Steven Sykes.

Design: The church was built between 1962 and 1963 by Garlick & Sons Ltd of Coventry, to designs of Henry Fedeski. The plan is cruciform with the altar situated centrally at the crossing, reflecting the values of the Liturgical Movement immediately prior to the Second Vatican Council. There is a Lady Chapel in the (liturgical) southeast corner of the building, together with a Baptstery on the north side, and a small mothers' and babies' chapel on the south. The church entrances are to the west and north, each with a narthex. A central sanctuary which rises three steps forms the setting for the altar, which has a mensa (or altar stone) of 4-inch thick Nabresina Roman stone marble. Dark green Westmorland slate columns support the mensa and communion rails. The baptistery is circular, one step down from the nave, and contains a circular font in Ancaster stone with a bronze base. The...