From the Archives

The Story of Cottam

A collection of videos by local filmmaker Gary Cunliffe have been produced which cover the history of Cottam & Cottam Hall, The Haydock Family and our own church of St Andrew & Blessed George Haydock. Parishioner Bill Shannon’s book ‘Your Sorrow Shall be Turned into Joy’ is quoted as a reference source. (You can still…

Cottam Chapel in Penal Times

The church of St Andrew and Blessed George Haydock at Cottam,Preston, is that very rare thing, a Catholic church whose origins date backto the days when it was illegal to be a Catholic. Dr Bill Shannon has written a book which celebrates all those people who kept the faith alive on this spot, in particular…