The Jesuit-run parish church of St Wilfrid's in Preston stands just north of Winckley Square, in the heart of the city centre. In 1848 the Jesuits asked Cornelia Connelly, who had just founded the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, to take responsibility for the parish schools, and the first five sisters arrived in 1853. In 1875 they established a girls' grammar school which lasted until 1981.
Cornelia was one of many women to have lived, worked in or influenced the Square whose lives are now being celebrated by the Friends of Winckley Square. They found women whose lives were so interesting that they have been labelled ‘The Extraordinary Women of Winckley Square’.
In September, an exhibition of posters and photographs will be mounted in the centre of the square, and visitors will be able to participate in guided walks on the theme of the Extraordinary Women. In October, as part of Preston Arts Festival, the exhibition will be displayed in the Baptistry of St Wilfrid’s, and talks will take place in the Parish rooms.
You can read more about this on the Jesuits' website, and about Cornelia on the Friends' website.
Cornelia was one of many women to have lived, worked in or influenced the Square whose lives are now being celebrated by the Friends of Winckley Square. They found women whose lives were so interesting that they have been labelled ‘The Extraordinary Women of Winckley Square’.In September, an exhibition of posters and photographs will be mounted in the centre of the square, and visitors will be able to participate in guided walks on the theme of the Extraordinary Women. In October, as part of Preston Arts Festival, the exhibition will be displayed in the Baptistry of St Wilfrid’s, and talks will take place in the Parish rooms.
You can read more about this on the Jesuits' website, and about Cornelia on the Friends' website.
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