Building Name
Church of St Mary (RC) Islington, Blackburn
Date
1864
Street
Sumner Street
District/Town
Islington, Blackburn
County/Country
Lancashire, England
Architect
Work
1864
Status
Demolished
On Whit Sunday 1864 Bishop William Turner laid the foundation stone in Sumner Street of the Gothic Church of St Mary’s. The architect was Mr John Cundall of London, and it cost about £5,000 to build. On 4 May 1865 the Church was opened by Bishop Goss of Liverpool. A side Altar in honour of St Francis was added in 1887. On 4 November 1987, Bishop Patrick Kelly concelebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving. Subseqiently, the Church was demolished.
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