The Vineyard, Richmond - an Online History - St Elizabeth of Portugal RC Church

The Vineyard, Richmond
An Online History for residents, their families and friends

Present number/name	Pre-1936 number/name	Pre-1893 number/name
St Elizabeth of Portugal RC Church	St Elizabeth of Portugal RC Church	St Elizabeth of Portugal RC Church
TIMELINE
1778	A 'Catholic Relief Act' allowed Catholics to own property, inherit land and join the army. Richmond also benefited from a colony of French immigrants fleeing the French Revolution.
1804	Elizabeth Doughty took over the lease at 1 Michels Place to support an existing Roman Catholic chapel.
1824	The new church was the gift of Elizabeth Doughty of Doughty House on the Hill. It was designed by Thomas Hardwick.
1841	Census: Robert Hodgson and John Moore, priests, and 2 servants
1851	The Rev John Tilt was responsible for adding the gallery.
1851	Census: Catholic Chapel House, Robert Hodgson, priest and a visiting priest from Piedmont, 2 servants
1861	Census: John Bayshouse, priest, and 2 servants
1865	Whibleys: Rev. J.B. Bagshawe, Priest; Blyth Miss, board school
1871	Census: John Bagshawe, priest, 3 servants and a lodger/sacristan
1874	Wood: Bagshaw Rev. J, Catholic priest
1881	Census: John Bagshawe, 2 servants and a visiting priest.
1891	Census: John Bagshawe and 2 servants
1901	Census: John Bagshawe and 2 servants
1903	A new tower, a new chancel in the renaissance style and an enlargement to the existing presbytery were added. Links to plans: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
1911	Census: Gerald FitzGibbon, Roman Catholic Priest. and 2 servants.
1968	Grade II Listing: 1824. Chancel and adjoining presbytery by F A Walters 1903. Yellow and red brick with a square tower with stone corner pilasters to upper stage, and cornices. Surmounted by an hexagonal dome, open lantern and spirelet. Ionic entrance porch. The first stage cornice of the tower is continuous with the parapet of the main body of the church behind, which is lit by arcade of simple round-headed windows rising from a band course again continuous with the tower.
1987	Gale on 15th October damaged the roof.


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◦	34 and 36 The Vineyard formerly Vineyard Cottages
◦	demolished 38 The Vineyard
◦	British School
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◦	Chartreuse 48 The Vineyard
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◦	Mount Ararat Lodge school
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◦	Census Data
◦	Halford House
◦	Selwyn family
◦	Sources
◦	Vineyard Passage Burial Ground
◦	1972 Film-Making in the Vineyard
◦	43 The Vineyard Notes

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