ðə faʊndˈeɪʃən stˈoʊn wʌz blˈɛst ˌɔn sˈʌndeɪ θɹˈiː noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv baɪ ˈɔːɡəstˌiːn hˈæɹɪs, bˈɪʃəp ʌv mˈɪdəlsbɹə, hˌuː wɛnt ˌɔn tə kˈɑːnsɪkɹˌeɪt ɪɾ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
The foundation stone was blessed on Sunday 3 November 1985 by Augustine Harris, Bishop of Middlesbrough, who went on to consecrate it in 1998.