Our Lady and St Peter's Church, Bridlington

Church in Bridlington, England
54°05′11″N 0°11′34″W / 54.0863°N 0.1927°W / 54.0863; -0.1927OS grid referenceTA183671LocationBridlingtonCountryEnglandDenominationRoman CatholicWebsiteOurLadyandStPeterBridlington.comHistoryStatusParish churchFounder(s)Fr James ClancyDedicationMary, mother of Jesus, Saint PeterArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade II listedDesignated18 November 2015[1]Architect(s)Smith, Brodrick & LowtherStyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking19 August 1893Completed1 September 1894AdministrationProvinceLiverpoolDioceseMiddlesbroughDeanerySouthernParishOur Lady Star of the Sea

Our Lady and St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was built from 1893 to 1894 in the Gothic Revival style. It is located on the corner of Victoria Road and Wycliffe Lane, close to the town centre. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]

History

Foundation

In 1791, a mission was started in Beverley. In 1846, a church was built there.[3] In 1855, priests from Beverley came to Bridlington to serve the local Catholic population. Mass was celebrated privately in Bridlington in people's homes. In 1867, a room as rented in the Victoria Rooms on Garrison Street by a Fr Henry Green to become St William's Chapel. In 1868, it was recorded that there were 35 Catholics in Bridlington. In 1884, a Fr John Murphy became the priest in Bridlington. He was behind the building of a tin tabernacle church on Prospect Row, which became Wellington Road.[4]

Construction

In 1886, Fr John Murphy's replacement priest, Fr James Clancy bought the site of the current church. The architectural firm Smith, Brodrick & Lowther, from Hull, comprising Richard George Smith, Frederick Stead Broderick and Arthur Randall Lowther, were commissioned to design the church. On 19 August 1893, the foundation stone was laid. On 1 September 1894, the church was opened. The total cost of the church was £1,870 and it was paid for by Mrs Caroline Mousley of the Boynton baronets. From 1895, Dominican sisters ran a school in the parish.[4][5]

Parish

Our Lady and St Peter's Church is in the Our Lady Star of the Sea parishes along with St George's Church in Eastfield and St Mary's Church in Filey. Our Lady and St Peter's Church has two Sunday Masses at 6:00pm on Saturday and 9:00am on Sunday. St George's Church in Eastfield has one Sunday Mass at 4:00pm on Saturday and St Mary's Church in Filey has one Sunday Mass at 11:00am.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Peter from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 1 May 2022
  2. ^ Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Peter and attached presbytery (1423259)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 May 2022
  3. ^ Historic England, Beverley - St John of Beverley, Taking Stock, retrieved 1 May 2022
  4. ^ a b Historic England, Bridlington - Our Lady and St Peter, Taking Stock, retrieved 1 May 2022
  5. ^ Rising, C. (3 December 1881). "Burton agnes, Yorkshire, the seat of the boynton family". Notes and Queries. s6-IV (101): 448. doi:10.1093/nq/s6-iv.101.448c. ISSN 1471-6941.
  6. ^ Parishes from Diocese of Middlesbrough, retrieved 1 May 2022

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