It was intended by its owner, Unitarian minister Hezekiah Kirkpatrick, to be a school that would rival Eton College.

In 1843, the building was bought for two Catholic priests and cousins, James Sharples and George Brown.

The stained glass in the west window was designed by Charles Eamer Kempe.

[4] In 2011, the Redemptorists were asked to serve the nearby parish of St Mary's Church, Woolton, which they continue to do.

[5] The parish is also linked with the nearby Our Lady's Bishop Eton Primary School.