St Sebastian (RC) Church and Priory, Gerald Road, Pendleton

The Dominican Church of St Sebastian, now in course of erection in the Gerald Road, Pendleton is growing rapidly. A priory to accommodate a larger number of fathers will soon be built according to the designs of Messrs Sinnott, Sinnot and Powell, the architects of the new church. The church and priory will present a fine frontage to the Gerald Road. [Manchester Guardian 9 February 1899 page 11]

Foundation       Stone laid 17 September 1898
Consecration    19 January 1901, by the Rt. Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan, O.P., Bishop of Cork.

Reference    Building News 23 September 1898 Page 449 foundation stone
Reference    Manchester Guardian 9 February 1899 page 11 - progress
Reference    "Salford Diocese and its Catholic past", a survey by Charles A. Bolton, a Priest of the above Diocese. Published 1950 on the First Centenary for the Diocese of Salford.