St Osmund's Church | Blessed Dominic Barberi Parish | Bolton

Parish History

In 1913 a Sunday school was started in the Breightmet area by Canon Woods, the Rector of St Patrick’s.

Mass was said for the first time in 1914 in premises in Long Lane, and in 1923 it was decided to establish an independent parish. In 1924 a plot of land extending to five acres on the east side of Long Lane was acquired at a cost of one thousand guineas and presented to the parish by Mr Brown KSG of Bradley Fold.

The Foundation stone of the church we use today was laid on 25th July 1925.

The previous church was adapted to serve as the parish hall. The presbytery was built in the 1950’s.

The present church dates from 1960-1 from designs by Geoffrey Williams of Greenhalgh & Williams, and was opened by Bishop Beck on 28^th September 1961.