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Having been received into the Roman
Catholic Church in Salisbury in 1835, Pugin designed St Osmund's
in 1847-8 while working on the Houses of Parliament. He grieved
that the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary had become
Anglican and built St Osmund's as a mini-cathedral in medieval
style directly behind it.
St Osmund's Church is almost
completely in line with the tomb of St. Osmund in the
Cathedral's Trinity Chapel. St. Osmund, the first bishop of the
Cathedral, appears between St Thomas and St Martin in the
stained glass of Pugin's East Window.
In Pugin's time only 250 of the 7,000 attending
church in the City were Catholics. The beautiful Church
that he built is now Grade 1 listed but uncomfortably small for
its current Mass attendance of up to 1000 people.
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A plaque was
unveiled at St Osmund's Church on 6 June 2007 commemorating the
renowned architect and Gothic revivalist, AWN Pugin
1812 -1852
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The Mayor and other Civic
dignitaries attended a thanksgiving service before the
unveiling, conducted by Father Andrew Goodman. Representatives
of other churches were present, together with some of St.
Osmund's parishioners. The homily was given by Rev. Mgr. Canon
Jeremy Rigden V. G.
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Pictured here from
left to right: Father Paul Sakala, Rev. Mgr. Canon Jeremy Rigden,
Lord Congleton, the Mayor, Kevin Cardy, Mayoress, Jan Cardy, and
Chairman of the Council, Elizabeth Chettleburgh. |
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Lord Congleton, President of the Salisbury
Civic Society, unveiling the plaque
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