Sacred Heart Church, Hillsborough
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| Sacred Heart Church | |
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 Sacred Heart Church seen from Ripley Street. | |
  Sacred Heart Church Location of Sacred Heart Church in Sheffield | |
| 53°24′04″N 1°29′57″W / 53.4012°N 1.4993°W | |
| Location | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 5 August 1920 |
| Dedicated | 7 March 1947 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Architect | C. M. Hadfield |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Construction cost | £13,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 8 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hallam |
| Deanery | Sheffield North |
| Parish | Sacred Heart Hillsborough |
Sacred Heart Church is located in Forbes Road in the Hillsborough district of the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England at grid reference SK333894. It is a Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Hallam and is a Grade II listed building.[1] The church is situated in an elevated position and its tower is a prominent landmark in the area.
Since the 1850s the Catholics of Hillsborough and Lower Walkley had worshipped at the Hillsborough Barracks chapel. However the increase in population necessitated that larger premises were needed and on 19 July 1903 the Sacred Heart school-chapel was opened on land between Forbes Road and Ripley Street which had been purchased for £1,080. The chapel-school which was designed by C. M. Hadfield acted as a Chapel of ease for the St Vincent's parish and cost £3,000. The building still exists today and it houses the Sacred Heart Primary School.
The parish of Sacred Heart Hillsborough was created in 1920, becoming independent of St Vincent's on 5 August that year. R. J. Dunford was the first priest and at that time the parish had no church, Father Dunford initially conducted Mass in the chapel-school. A temporary church was eventually established and opened in February 1921 at a cost of £3,000. It was not until May 1935 that work started on the parish’s permanent church and on 7 July that year the foundation stone was laid by Joseph Cowgill, Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds. The cost of construction of the church was £13,000 and £10,000 of that was donated by the widow of Philip Wake KSG, JP, magistrate for the West Riding.[2] The church was opened on 25 March 1936 with a celebration of High Mass and sermon read by Richard Downey, Archbishop of Liverpool.[3]
