Canon Edward F. Fenn

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Date:1869

Description:Father Fenn founded the Mission of St. Catherine in the Horsefair. He was born in Wolverhampton on 4th September 1837. After spending one year working at St. Chad's Cathedral he arrived in Bristol Street on 6th June 1869. The first chapel was established in a room over a stable. The Mission was established with great speed though as the foundation stone for the new Church and related school was laid in Windmill Street on 23rd August 1869.

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Windmill Street St Catherine of Siena Lee Bank Horsefair Edgbaston Bristol Street 1837 - 1900 (Victorian Period)

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