St Philip Neri Church, Mansfield

St Philip Neri Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Mansfield, 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 Brompton Oratory, where Bishop Bagshawe formerly served. It is located on Chesterfield Road South to the north of the town centre. It is in the Italian Baroque style and is a Grade II listed building.^[3]

St Philip Neri Church
53.1483°N 1.201°W / 53.1483; -1.201
OS grid reference	SK535615
Location	Mansfield
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	StPhilipMansfield.com
History
Status	Active
Founder(s)	Edward Bagshawe
Dedication	Philip Neri
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	18 January 1994[1]
Architect(s)	Charles A. Edeson
Style	Italian Baroque
Groundbreaking	6 June 1924
Completed	25 March 1925
Administration
Province	Westminster
Diocese	Nottingham
Deanery	Sherwood[2]
Parish	St Philip Neri

History

Prior to the church existing on the site, it was in this area which George Fox had a cottage in 1647, George Fox was the founder of the Quakers. George started his ministry in Mansfield. ^[4]

Foundation

For a short while during 1862, a priest would come from Ilkeston to celebrate Mass in the Catholic Church 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.^[5]

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 parish. 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 consecrated and opened by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Bourne, the next day, 25 March, the feast of the Annunciation. 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.^[5]

Parish

The parish of St Philip Neri Church works other with other parishes in and around Mansfield, such as St Joseph's Church in Shirebrook, St Bernadette’s Church in Bolsover, and St Teresa’s Church, Market Warsop and St Patrick's Church in Forest Town. St Philip Neri Church has four Sunday Masses at 6:00pm on Saturday, 9:00am, 11:00am and 5:00pm on Sunday.^[2][6]

See also

• Listed buildings in Mansfield (inner area)
• Diocese of Nottingham
• Media related to St Philip Neri's Church, Mansfield at Wikimedia Commons