St Mary's Hall Appeal

Arrived as lunch hour Mass drawing to a close. Greeted warmly at the "Peace" by friendly fellow-worshippers. Early Victorian church by Pugin, one of the first elevated to cathedral status when Catholic hierarchy reestablished in 1850. Website says "In November 1940 a bomb came through the Cathedral roof, bounced on the floor and exploded when it hit the central heating pipes. The pipes burst and the water extinguished the bomb, thus saving the Cathedral from destruction." Cheap but effective sprinkler system!