St Augustine’s School Church (RC), Accrington

Dr Bilsborrow, Bishop of Salford, on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a new Catholic school-church, to be called St Augustine’s, at Accrington. ... The land on which the new building stands cost £1,500, and the school church will entail an outlay of (unreadable) more. It will ultimately provide accommodation for 670 children. Later on a church will be erected together with a presbytery. The whole of the present building will then be utilised as a school. ... The architect of the school-church is Mr Hill of Manchester. [Manchester Guardian 24 April 1899 page 9]

Reference        Manchester Guardian Monday 24 April 1899 page 9 - foundation stone
Reference        Builder 13 May 1899 Page 473