Northampton Cathedral
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Northampton Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Northampton, England. It is the seat of the Diocese of Northampton which covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
[edit] History
The origins of the current building date back to 1840 when Bishop Waring commissioned Pugin to design a collegiate chapel. The number of worshippers soon outgrew the size of the building and Pugin's son was chosen by Bishop Amhurst to design an extension in order to make the building into a cathedral. This extension came in the form of the current nave which was opened in 1864, dedicated to Our Lady Immaculate and St. Thomas of Canterbury.
The cathedral was left in this form until 1955 when it was decided by Bishop Leo that the west end of the cathedral should be extended. This meant that St. Andrew's chapel had to be demolished in order for the development to go ahead.
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