▁to ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁a ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁that ▁site . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁Georg ian ▁building ▁with ▁a ▁Roman es que ▁Rev ival ▁tower . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁plans ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁larger ▁church ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁by ▁the ▁pri ests ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁Dean ▁John ▁Newton ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 9 6 ) ▁and ▁Can on ▁Peter ▁L ons dale . ▁The ▁architect ▁was ▁Edward ▁Gold ie . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁was ▁laid ▁by ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁S alf ord , ▁Herbert ▁V aug han . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁opened . ▁▁ ▁The ▁firm ▁behind ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁John ▁Bol and ▁of ▁Black burn , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁cost ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁of ▁St ▁Anne ' s ▁Church ▁From ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁a ▁mission ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Black burn ▁from ▁St ▁Alban ' s ▁Church . ▁That ▁year ▁a ▁building ▁housing ▁a ▁church ▁and ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁Parad ise ▁Street . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁We ight man ▁and ▁Had field . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁it ▁opened . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁re built , ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could