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St Mary Immaculate RC Church
Heritage Open Day: Take a look inside this beautiful church where JRR Tolkien was married in 1916. St Mary Immaculate was built in 1860 and designed by Edward Pugin. The main altar is adorned with gilded images of Saints and Martyrs and the smaller chapel of Our Lady has an oak carving of the Virgin and Child. Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien married Edith Bratt at the church in 1916.