St Begh's Church, Whitehaven
St Begh's Church or St Begh's Priory Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. It was built from 1865 to 1868 and designed by E. W. Pugin in the Gothic Revival style. It was founded and is still administered by the Benedictines from Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire. It is located on the Coach Road in the Corkickle part of Whitehaven. It is a Grade II listed building.[3]
History
Foundation
In 1706, Benedictines from Douai in France came to Whitehaven and started a mission serving the local Catholic population in Whitehaven. The founder of the mission was Dom Francis Rich. In 1785, a chapel was built, it was located probably close to Catherine Street in the town centre. In 1824, with the Catholic population of the town increasing and the patronage of the local Lowther family of baronets, the chapel was expanded.[4]
Construction
In 1834, the site of the current church was given to the Benedictines by William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale. That year, a chapel was built on the site. In 1865, the foundation stone of the current church was laid. The church was designed by E. W. Pugin, who also designed Killarney Cathedral and Shrewsbury Cathedral. The construction was done by a Mr Cousins of Whitehaven and the stoen carving was done by Mr Pickering of Carlisle. In 1868, the church was opened and the total cost was £6,000.[4] As St Begh's Church was the first Roman Catholic church in Whitehaven since the Reformation, it became a centre from where other missions were started from. Some of these missions grew and new churches were built, such as St Gregory and St Patrick Church on Quay Street in Whitehaven, which was built in 1889.[5]
Parish
St Begh's Church is the parish church and in the same parish is St Gregory and St Patrick's Church, which is also served by Benedictine priests from Belmont Abbey. St Begh's Church has two Sunday Masses at 4:45pm on Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday. St Gregory and St Patrick's Church on Quay Street has one Sunday Mass at 8:30am.[2]
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Church, in the same parish as St Begh's Church
See also
References
- ^ Church of St Begh, Whitehaven from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 30 April 2022
- ^ a b Deaneries from Diocese of Lancaster, retrieved 30 April 2022
- ^ Church of St Begh, Coach Road, Historic England, retrieved 30 April 2022
- ^ a b Historic England, Whitehaven - St Begh, Taking Stock, retrieved 30 April 2022
- ^ Historic England, Whitehaven - St Gregory and St Patrick, Taking Stock, retrieved 30 April 2022
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