St Winefride’s, Sandbach
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St Winefride’s is a Catholic Church in Sandbach
, Cheshire
, England within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. The Church is a Member of Churches Together in Sandbach
but this became part of the Church of England after the Reformation]. After this event there is very little Catholic history mentioned for many years, the family which owned the Old Hall Hotel, Sandbach
did however harbour Catholic priests with Priest holes .
With the Industrial Revolution, and the establishment of the LMS railway depot in Crewe, many railway workers moved into the area. Some were Irish Catholics and so a permanent church building was needed. The then Earl of Crewe donated land on the Middlewich Rd where the present church was built. The presbytery
was only built in 1933 when Fr Mulcahy became the first resident priest. A church hall was also built in the 1980s and is used by the parish as well as the local community.
Sandbach
Sandbach is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish contains four settlements; Sandbach itself, Elworth, Ettiley Heath and Wheelock....
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. The Church is a Member of Churches Together in Sandbach
History
The present church was completed in July 1914, just before the First World War.Previously Mass had been celebrated in a Methodist chapel in what is now Chapel St. The church is very closely linked with the history of Catholics in Sandbach in general. The original parish church was St Mary's Church, SandbachSt Mary's Church, Sandbach
St Mary's Church, Sandbach is in the town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building...
but this became part of the Church of England after the Reformation]. After this event there is very little Catholic history mentioned for many years, the family which owned the Old Hall Hotel, Sandbach
Old Hall Hotel, Sandbach
The Old Hall Hotel, Sandbach is in the High Street in the centre of Sandbach, Cheshire, England . It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.-Early history:...
did however harbour Catholic priests with Priest holes .
With the Industrial Revolution, and the establishment of the LMS railway depot in Crewe, many railway workers moved into the area. Some were Irish Catholics and so a permanent church building was needed. The then Earl of Crewe donated land on the Middlewich Rd where the present church was built. The presbytery
Presbytery (architecture)
The presbytery is the name for an area in a church building which is reserved for the clergy.In the oldest church it is separated by short walls, by small columns and pilasters in the Renaissance ones; it can also be raised, being reachable by a few steps, usually with railings....
was only built in 1933 when Fr Mulcahy became the first resident priest. A church hall was also built in the 1980s and is used by the parish as well as the local community.