St Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1861 and is a Gothic Revival style building. It is situated on the corner of Great Moor Street and Johnson Street, to the west of Bradshawgate in the centre of the town. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]
| St Patrick's Church | |
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| 53°34′35″N 2°25′38″W / 53.5765°N 2.4273°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD7180108961 |
| Location | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | St Patrick's Church |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | Saint Patrick |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 30 April 1999[1] |
| Architect(s) | Charles Holt |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 17 March 1861 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Salford |
| Deanery | Bolton |
| Parish | St Edmund and St Patrick |
History
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Foundation
editIn 1794, the first Roman Catholic church in the Bolton area since the English Reformation was established.[3] It was Ss Peter and Paul Church on Pilkington Street. It was built from 1798 to 1800 outside the town in a churchyard among fields. In 1853, in the school of Ss Peter and Paul Church, it was decided to build a church in the centre of the town, which would become St Patrick's Church. Ss Peter and Paul Church was later replaced by a church built from 1896 to 1897 on the same site, which cost £20,200. In 1990, Ss Peter and Paul Church was reordered and in 2010 it was closed.[4]
Construction
editFrom the meeting in 1853 to establish St Patrick's Church in Bolton, a site was later found on Great Moor Street and an architect, Charles Holt, was commissioned to build the church. On 17 March 1861, the church was opened. Originally, the school was founded around the same time and housed in a three-storey warehouse. In 1884, a purpose-built school was constructed on Dawes Street, close to Great Moor Street.[2]
Developments
editFrom 1907 to 1911, when a Fr John Burke was parish priest, a new high altar and the stained glass east window were installed. In 1946, the top of the spire was replaced. Afterwards, in the post-war period, the school was closed.[2]
Parish
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St Edmund's Church
editSt Patrick's Church is served from St Edmund's Church on St Edmund Street in Bolton. St Edmund's Church was also founded from Ss Peter and Paul Church.[3] In August 1860, the foundation stone of St Edmund's Church was laid by the Bishop of Salford, William Turner on Grime Street (which was later renamed St Edmund Street). It was finished in 1861. Originally, it had the school situated on the lower storey of the church. In the early twentieth century, the school was relocated and the lower storey became the parish hall. In the 1960s, the hall was extended and the church was reordered.[5]
Merger
editIn 2003, the parishes of Ss Peter and Paul, St Patrick and St Edmund were merged.[6] In 2010, with the closure of Ss Peter and Paul Church, the parish became known as St Edmund and St Patrick.[5]
St Patrick's Church has one Sunday Mass, it is at 11:30am. St Edmund's Church has one Sunday Mass at 10:00am[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Roman Catholic Church of St Patrick with Attached Presbytery, Bolton from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 13 February 2016
- ^ a b c Bolton - St Patrick from English Heritage, retrieved 13 February 2016
- ^ a b Churches from Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society, retrieved 13 February 2016
- ^ Bolton - Ss Peter and Paul from English Heritage, retrieved 13 February 2016
- ^ a b Bolton - St Edmund from English Heritage, retrieved 13 February 2016
- ^ Shortage of priests forces closure of one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in Bolton from Bolton News, 13 November 2009, retrieved 13 February 2016
- ^ Directory from Diocese of Salford, retrieved 13 February 2016
External links
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- St Patrick's Church, Bolton on Taking Stock - Catholic Churches of England and Wales
- St Edmund and St Patrick's Catholic Parish, Bolton on Facebook