St Patrick's Church, Bolton

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St Patrick's Church
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St Patrick's Church, Bolton
53°34′35″N2°25′38″W / 53.5765°N 2.4273°W / 53.5765; -2.4273
OS grid reference SD7180108961
LocationBolton, Greater Manchester
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
StatusActive
Dedication Saint Patrick
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Designated30 April 1999 [1]
Architect(s) Charles Holt
Style Gothic Revival
Completed17 March 1861
Administration
Province Liverpool
Diocese Salford
Deanery Bolton
Parish St Edmund and St Patrick

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]

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History

Ss Peter and Paul Church, from which St Patrick's Church was founded. SS Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, Bolton.JPG
Ss Peter and Paul Church, from which St Patrick's Church was founded.

Foundation

In 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

From 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

From 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

St Edmund's Church, from which St Patrick's Church is served St Edmund's Church, Bolton by David Dixon Geograph 1886581.jpg
St Edmund's Church, from which St Patrick's Church is served

St Edmund's Church

St 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

In 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]

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References

  1. ↑ Roman Catholic Church of St Patrick with Attached Presbytery, Bolton from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 13 February 2016
  2. 1 2 3 Bolton - St Patrick from English Heritage, retrieved 13 February 2016
  3. 1 2 Churches from Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society, retrieved 13 February 2016
  4. ↑ Bolton - Ss Peter and Paul from English Heritage, retrieved 13 February 2016
  5. 1 2 Bolton - St Edmund from English Heritage, retrieved 13 February 2016
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ Directory from Diocese of Salford, retrieved 13 February 2016
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