The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is a 19th century Catholic Church located on Cross Street in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. The church is located in the Diocese of Nottingham and is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
Construction began in 1866 and the church officially opened in 1868. The church was mostly paid for by Thomas Young of Kingerby Hall at a cost of £1250.[2] The church was designed by the architect Matthew Ellison Hadfield, a proponent of the Gothic Revival movement led by A.W.N Pugin. The church is built of red brick with a Welsh slate roof. Prior to WW1, the church had a very ornate interior, which was stripped out after the war, however in 2008, efforts were taken to reverse this, with the Sanctuary being decorated in a style more reminiscent of Pugin.[3][4][5]
