. ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁itself ▁was ▁extended ▁finally ▁into ▁its ▁present ▁form ▁to ▁be ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Catholic ▁churches ▁built ▁following ▁the ▁Catholic ▁E man cip ation ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁dedicated ▁pri ests ▁and ▁parish ion ers ▁of ▁the ▁past , ▁particularly ▁Fr ▁Francis ▁( 1 8 9 2 ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 2 ). ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁legend ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁lifetime ▁whose ▁French ▁background ▁und ou bt edly ▁influenced ▁the ▁unique ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁He ▁acquired ▁land ▁around ▁the ▁church ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁new ▁school , ▁the ▁pres by tery , ▁to ▁build ▁social ▁housing ▁and ▁he ▁bought ▁an ▁old ▁bre wer y ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁social ▁club . ▁So ▁the ▁Catholic ▁community ▁which ▁had ▁first ▁con greg ated ▁in ▁a ▁dis used ▁shop ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁Bed worth ' s ▁many ▁yards , ▁then ▁a ▁small ▁chap el , ▁finally ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁church , ▁yet ▁with ▁the ▁san ctu ary ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁and ▁opposite ▁to ▁the ▁original . ▁ ▁Today ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁repair ▁and ▁modern isation ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁legisl ation . ▁During ▁its ▁long ▁life ▁the ▁church ▁has ▁surv ived ▁wars ▁and ▁re cess ion , ▁the ▁up he av als ▁of ▁V at ican ▁II , ▁town ▁re - development ▁and ▁the ▁e bb ▁and ▁flow ▁of ▁con greg