St Patrick's Church, Cambridge Road
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St Patrick's Church, Cambridge Road
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 3 Aug 2007
Built in 1859 it followed the usual life of a town church until 1985 when the then vicar let two homeless people shelter for the night. Word soon spread about the refuge to the extent that in 1999 part of the church was redeveloped into a hostel and night shelter for the homeless.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.825934
Longitude
-0.157589