Church of St Paul the Apostle (Church of England)

As Old Town’s population expanded, the need for a larger church to serve the community became increasingly clear. An initial plot of land was gifted by Sir Hickman Bacon, a founder of the Lincolnshire Automobile Club, but the site was unsuitable. A new site was later acquired from the Barraclough family, and in 1938 the present St Paul’s Church was completed.

Services moved from the St Paul’s Church of England Mission to the newly constructed St Paul’s Church, designed by Barnsley architect Charles Frederick Moxon. The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 19 March 1936.The new Church was consecrated on 29 October 1938 by the Right Reverend Campbell Hone, Bishop of Wakefield.

The Church building, constructed in the 1930s art deco style, features a flat West Front that differs from the architectural ornamentation found on its other three sides. This design choice was due to budget restraints. It is also a Grade II listed building.

The pictures below were published in The Barnsley Chronicle when the church opened in October 1938