St Philip Neri Church is a

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, Nottinghamshire, England. It was founded by Edward Bagshawe, Bishop of Nottingham. It was built from 1924 to 1925 and designed by Charles A. Edeson and was influenced by

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, where Bishop Bagshawe formerly served. It is located on Chesterfield Road South to the north of the town centre. It is in the

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style and is a Grade II listed building.

History

Prior to the church existing on the site, it was in this area which

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had a cottage in 1647, George Fox was the founder of the

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. George started his ministry in Mansfield.

Foundation

For a short while during 1862, a priest would come from

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to celebrate

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in a property in Chandler's Court. In 1876, a Mrs Susanna White bought and then gave the Manor House in Ratcliffe Gate to Bishop Bagshawe. In 1877, St Philip Neri Chapel was opened there. In 1878, a building housing a school and a chapel was built in the grounds of Manor House. It was designed by a Mr Christopher Gray from London.

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Mansfield - St Philip Neri
''Taking Stock'', retrieved 13 May 2022 Boundary Wall at the Church

Construction

In 1921, the priest there, a Fr Charles Payne sought to build the current church. The successor to Bishop Bagshawe, Bishop Brindle gave the land to the

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. On that site, on 6 June 1924, the foundation stone was laid by Bishop Brindle's successor, Thomas Dunn. The church was designed by a local architect, Charles Alva 'Percy' Edeson. On 24 March 1925, the church was

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and opened by the

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, the next day, 25 March, the

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. In 1926, Fr Payne moved to Derby, his successor Fr John Keogh went about getting the church decorated and installed the paintings. In 1934, the work was completed. It was done by Hardman & Co. and the cost came to £2,000. The total cost of the church came to £17,500. In 1932, the parish hall was built. The Church from the Car Park

Parish

The

of St Philip Neri Church works other with other parishes in and around Mansfield, such as St Joseph's Church in

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, St Bernadette’s Church in

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, and St Teresa’s Church,

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and St Patrick's Church in Forest Town. St Philip Neri Church has four Sunday

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es at 6:00pm on Saturday, 9:00am, 11:00am and 5:00pm on Sunday.Newsletter
from StPhilipMansfield.com, retrieved 13 May 2022

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