Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester Volume 60 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...him, and resided with him till his death at Mawdesley, whither the Croston mission had been removed. December 16th, 1832. Mr. Lawson built the new chapel at Mawdesley in 1831, and remained there till his death in 1843. Rev. Joseph Walmsley succeeded Messrs. Dawson and Lawson at Lytham in 1829. He was the son of William Walmsley, of Ribchester, who died at Lytham, November 23rd, 1853, aged 83, and was buried at The Willows, Kirkham, where at that period the Lytham catholics were usually interred. Mr. Walmsley was born December 28th, 1802, and was sent to the English college at Lisbon in 1819. After his ordination he returned to England in June, 1829, and was given the charge of the Lytham mission. He soon found it necessary to enlarge the gallery of his chapel, and in 1839 erected the present church dedicated to St. Peter, in Clifton Street, a brick edifice, in the prevalent Gothic style of architecture, which he fitted with the benches and other furniture from the old tythe barn chapel. It was erected by subscription at a cost of about 2,000, and was designed to accommodate about 700 persons, with the aid of a disproportioned gallery, which was subsequently reduced after the church was enlarged. It appears on the W. H. Bartlett view of Lytham. About 1850 he added a school and purchased the lease of the house next to the church for a presbytery. After being rector of the mission for forty-four and a half years, Mr. Walmsley died in harness, August 16th, 1873, aged almost 71, respected by all the inhabitants of Lytham and held in affectionate memory by many people to this day. He was buried in the same grave with his father at The Willows. During his later years he was given an assistant in the person of the Rev. Roger Arrowsmith, who came first in 185 ...