ST ROBERT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH

It was Fr. Glover who put into operation the plans for building a church for the mission, and in October 1871 the architect Mr George Goldie, now principal of the firm Goldie and Child of London, supervised the beginning of the work. The estimated cost was to be £3,431, to the dismay of Fr. Glover who thought the debt would be beyond the resources of the mission, nevertheless the need for a church was so pressing that the work was begun. By April 1872 it was sufficiently advanced for the obtaining of the benches though economy dictated using the benches from the old church for the side aisles. The church was opened on the 5th June 1873. StRobertsopening1873 in the presence of Cardinal Manning, by Bishop Cornthwaite, Bishop of the Diocese. The church dedicated to Our Lady immaculate and St. Robert was built in the Gothic revival style characteristic of much of George Goldie's work, in this case recalling the style of the 13th century... We have a photograph taken on the day of the..

Also known as: St. Roberts

Primary location: Harrogate United Kingdom