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Welcome
to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Mill
Lane, Weston-in-Arden, Bulkington, Warwickshire, England
Parish Priest: Father Michael Gamble
S.T.B. |
 What is now the Roman
Catholic Parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, situated in Mill Lane,
Weston-in-Arden, Bulkington began in 1842 when the owner of Weston Hall, Richard
Brome de Bary, became a Roman Catholic together with his wife and three
children. Click HERE for a
short history of the de Bary family. Weston Hall was,
for many centuries, the centre of life in Weston-in-Arden and
the de Bary family became very prominent in the area. Very soon
after his conversion to Catholicism, Richard Brome de Bary
established a mission at his home consisting of an upstairs
chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Bethlehem. The Dominican Fathers from nearby
Hinckley served the mission at Weston Hall. Soon afterwards, the great hall
was converted into a school to educate the poor children of the
village. The
Church,
built in 1869, is a simple Gothic building in brick and stone capable
of seating about 150 people. Inside, the Romanesque High Altar is
made of stone and alabaster with a rosary window
above. This window is regarded by experts as one of the best examples of
its kind in the country. To the left of the High Altar stands St Joseph's
Chapel. In recent times a porch has been erected on the front of the
church, the sacristy has been extended and a parish hall has been built on
the church grounds. In 1990, a grotto to Our Lady was erected outside of
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