St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Colwyn Bay

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is on Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It Roman Catholic parish church of Colwyn Bay, part of the Diocese of Wrexham.[1]

School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary school is a voluntary aided school in the grounds of the church on Brackley Avenue. The school opened in 1933[2] and the current head teacher is Mr J. Wilkinson.[3]

History

St. Joseph's church was designed by R Curran, building began in 1898 and was completed in 1900. Monsignor James Lennon from Lancashire donated the money to build the church, in memory of his brother, Dean John Lennon.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Colwyn Bay". Wrexham Diocese. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  2. ↑ "History - St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church". www.stjosephsrcc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  3. ↑ "St Joseph's Ysgol Sant Joseff". St Joseph's Ysgol Sant Joseff. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  4. ↑ "St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Conway Road - Colwyn Bay Heritage". 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2016-07-02.

Coordinates: 53°17′50″N 3°44′03″W / 53.2972°N 3.7341°W / 53.2972; -3.7341

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