Edward Welby Pugin

About E.W.

Edward Welby Pugin was the eldest son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, a famous architect & designer of Gothic architecture.

After his father AWN Pugin's death in 1852 Edward Pugin took under his wing his father's successful Architecture & Design practice.

At the time of his own early death in 1875, Pugin had designed and completed more than 100 Roman Catholic churches. He designed churches and Cathedrals primarily in the U.K and Ireland, however commissions for his exemplary work were also received from countries throughout Western Europe, Scandinavia, and as far away as North America.

 E.W Pugin

Edward Welby Pugin designed St. Colman's Cathedral in Cobh

G.C. Ashlin and T.A. Coleman (Both Gothic style Architects) were also involved in the architectural design of the Cathedral.

Here are Examples of E.W, Pugin's works

St Begh's Church, Whitehaven

St Begh's Church was designed by E.W. Pugin.

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Barrow

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church was designed by E.W. Pugin, 1866-7, the steeple in 1888

St Mary's Church, Cleators

St Mary's Church was designed by E.W. Pugin. It was opened in 1872.

Our Lady and St Michael's Church, Workington

The Roman Catholic Church dedicated to Our Lady and St Michael was built in 1876 from designs by E.W. Pugin, inspired by the Early English style. The Church incorporates medieval carvings and alabaster sculptures. It replaced a chapel built in 1814, on land given by John Curwen of Workington Hall to the Irish immigrants who worked on his farms and in his collieries.

St. Patrick’s Wolverhampton

A Roman Catholic church that fell victim to the new Ring Road was St. Patrick’s which once stood in Westbury Street. The church, which was opened on the 21st May 1867 and had seating for 500, was to a design by E.W. Pugin, son of the famous A.W.N. Pugin. As an expanding and thriving town it was logical that Wolverhampton should attract migrant workers. Many of these came to the town from Ireland, especially County Galway, and these helped to swell the catholic population, which by 1881 was reckoned to be 5,000.



St. Patrick’s was mainly concerned with serving this, hence the name. When the new St. Patrick’s was built near New Cross Hospital, some of the Victorian stained glass from the old church was reused.

St Francis Church, Manchester

St Francis Church and Friary Gorton Monastery, Manchester ( 2 links)

Gorton Monastery (The Story So far)

Gorton Monastery