▁Church ▁in ▁Ro ch dale . ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Prince ' s ▁Street ▁and ▁Parad ise ▁Street , ▁next ▁to ▁St ▁Anne ' s ▁Catholic ▁Primary ▁School ▁and ▁close ▁to ▁King ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Lomb ard ▁Roman es que ▁style , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁church ▁suffered ▁an ▁ar son ▁attack ▁which ▁g utt ed ▁the ▁building , ▁and ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁St ▁Alban ' s ▁Church ▁St ▁Alban ' s ▁Church ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁Black burn ▁since ▁the ▁English ▁Re formation . ▁It ▁was ▁from ▁St ▁Alban ' s ▁Church ▁that ▁St ▁Anne ' s ▁Church ▁was ▁founded . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 3 , ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁c ott ages ▁on ▁Chap el ▁Street ▁were ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁chap el . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁a ▁purpose ▁built ▁chap el ▁was ▁constructed ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁converted ▁c ott ages . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁a ▁Mrs ▁Mary ▁H od g son ▁and ▁cost ▁£ 4 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁Fr ▁James ▁Sh ar ples ▁became ▁priest ▁of ▁the ▁Black burn ▁mission . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁he ▁bought ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁a ▁larger ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁L ark hill ▁part ▁of ▁Black burn . ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 4