RC Schools and Presbytery St Patrick and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oldham

On Saturday afternoon Dr Bilsborrow, Bishop of Salford opened the new Roman Catholic Schools which have been erected adjoining the Church of St Patrick and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oldham. The schools will accommodate 1,000 scholars and the building, as well as the Presbytery, which is not yet completed, was designed by Mr Oswald Hill, of Manchester. The foundation stone was laid about a year ago by the Bishop of Salford. [Manchester Guardian 4 December 1899 page 4].

Reference           Manchester Guardian 4 December 1899 page 4