St Peter’s

The history of St Peter’s parish goes back to 1875 when Fr Woods took on the task of opening a new mission or chapel of ease and school in the Mill Hill district of Blackburn. He opened the new building on Monday 21^st February 1876 in Lansdowne Street in three converted cottages which he named Sacred Heart . On 18^th June 1885, Fr Kirwan was appointed priest in charge. As the parish flourished plans were made for a new building and on 6^th August 1887 the foundation stone for the new school and chapel of St Peter’s Mill Hill was laid. The opening ceremony took place on 25^th July 1889. So this will be 130 years this year. The current church was opened on 24^th June 1956. More details of the history up to 1986 are contained in the Centenary magazine published to mark 100 years of the parish.