▁accommod ate ▁ 5 0 0 ▁people . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁this ▁church ▁was ▁extended ▁by ▁adding ▁a ▁new ▁san ctu ary , ▁mort u ary ▁chap el , ▁a is le ▁and ▁bapt istry . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁church ▁was ▁laid ▁by ▁Fr ▁William ▁Sh ine . ▁It ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁that ▁hous ed ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁It ▁cost ▁an ▁estimated ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁Hill , ▁Sand y ▁& ▁Nor ris ▁architect ural ▁firm . ▁Fr ▁Sh ine ▁died ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁lay ing ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone . ▁▁ ▁The ▁next ▁priest ▁for ▁the ▁church , ▁Fr ▁Thomas ▁H ens h aw , ▁became ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁S alf ord ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁His ▁successor , ▁Fr ▁Thomas ▁Sing leton , ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁remaining ▁construction . ▁At ▁mid night ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁opened . ▁▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years , ▁the ▁interior ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁with ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁side ▁alt ars ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁and ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary , ▁alt ar ▁rails , ▁a ▁san ctu ary ▁lamp , ▁mar ble ▁pul pit , ▁organ ▁and