 The land on which it stands was bought in 1954, but before building work started, mass was held in the priest's council house, with confessions taken through the dining hatch of the kitchen.The first church on the site, a simple red brick hall opened on 11 October 1956, is now occupied by St Gregory's Social Club.On 12 March 1970, an octagonal church of modern design, by A. G. Pritchard Son & Partners, was opened next to the original church.