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CHURCHES, CHAPELS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP  |  ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES

CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS AND SAINT TERESA

Updated:  11 June 2011 

The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Cross and Saint Teresa is situated in Beaumont Road, Plymouth.
 

In 1871 Bishop Vaughan purchased a piece of and adjacent to Gasking Street and converted the property that stood there into a Carmelite Convent.  The Chapel was dedicated him on Wednesday May 8th 1872 and in his sermon he told how the site had been occupied by a Carmelite Convent before the Reformation.  He added that it was planned to erect a larger church for the benefit of Catholics living in that area of Plymouth.  [1]

The interior of the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Cross, Plymouth

The present Gothic-style building was erected in 1854 at Teignmouth, Devon, to the designs of Mr C Hansom.  When in 1881-82 a tunnel was opened out near Teignmouth railway station, the building was moved stone by stone to this site in Plymouth and re-erected.  It was opened on December 20th 1881.

In 1888-89 the nave was extended and in 1907 the chancel and aisles were added by Messrs Scoles & Raymond.

Sources:

[1]  "Opening of Catholic Chapel in the East End of Plymouth", Western Daily Mercury, Plymouth, May 9th 1872.

©  Brian Moseley, Plymouth, UK

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