St Patrick's Catholic Church - Wellington, Telford, Shropshire - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

The architect was Mr Myles Morley of Leeds and the builder was W Skelthorne of Stafford. The design of the church was Gothic using Yorkshire Stone with Red Hollington Stone trimmings and a Westmoreland slate roof. The general internal decorative effect was described at the time as exceedingly pleasing and harmonious

On 19 th August 1906, Bishop Allen celebrated Solemn High Mass in the new St Patrick’s to mark the official opening. The Parish Priest at the time was Fr William Jones. The total cost of the new church was recorded as £4500 of which £2000 had already been raised.

The debt was finally cleared in 1944 and Bishop John Murphy subsequently consecrated the church on 17th June 1950 as a result. At the same time a new High Altar made of cream Derbyshire Stone was installed. Father Jones, by then 83 years old, attended the ceremony.

In the 1970's the church was re-ordered, partly to increase capacity to cope with around 800 weekly mass-goers and partly as a response to liturgical changes being introduced. The altar was moved forward to the centre of Sanctuary and the back wall was clad in oak panels.

Source : www.stpatrickstelford.com

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 08/19/1906 Date of building construction: 08/19/1906 Dominant Architectural Style: Gothic Diocese: Shrewsbury Address/Location: King Street Wellington Telford, Shropshire United Kingdom TF1 3AP Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed Archdiocese: Not listed

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