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St Mary and St Modwen Church, Burton-on-Trent

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behind the Crown pub on the High Street. Later it was in a cottage behind the Old White Lion on the corner of Lichfield Street and Fleet Street. Fr Jeffries' successor, Fr Patrick O'Sullivan bought the current site of the church. On the site, a
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With the increasing local Catholic population of Burton, a new larger church needed to be built. The priest, Fr C. McCabe commissioned a Mr Young of London to plan a new church. According to
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was carved by John Roddis of Birmingham. In 1898, the altar in the Sacred Heart chapel was installed. In 1901, the altar in the Lady Chapel was added. Both altars were built by
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was consulted about building the church, but his design was rejected for being too expensive. Instead, J. Knight Morley, who previously worked with
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who died in 1590. Over the following two centuries a number of Catholics in Burton were fined. In 1794, St Francis de Sales Chapel was built in
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was started in Burton from Yoxall by the priest Fr James Jeffries. Initially, the mission was in a
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building that combined a school and a chapel was built. In June 1852, the chapel was opened.
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Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church, Stoke-on-Trent
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Church of the Sacred Heart and St Catherine, Droitwich Spa
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Our Lady and St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle, Birmingham
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St Peter and St Paul and St Elizabeth Church, Coughton
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School and Community College
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Holy Trinity Catholic Academy of Stafford and Stone
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St Francis of Assisi Church, Handsworth, Birmingham
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Our Lady Help of Christians, Tile Cross, Birmingham
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52°48′18″N 1°37′59″W / 52.805°N 1.633°W / 52.805; -1.633
Burton upon Trent
Denomination
Roman Catholic
MaryandModwen.org.uk
Dedication
Saint Mary
Saint Modwen
Architect(s)
John Edgar Young
Style
Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking
Province
Birmingham
Archdiocese
Birmingham
Deanery
Parish
Roman Catholic
parish church
Burton upon Trent
John Edgar Young
Gothic Revival style
Grade II listed building
Reformation
Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget
Yoxall
Mass

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