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History
It was opened in 1869 by Polish exiles in London as a place of worship, together with a library and meeting rooms (Józef Gula, The Roman Catholic Church in the History of the Polish Exiled Community in Great Britain, 1993)
Its original minister was the Rev. Emeric Podolski
A funeral mass was celebrated there in 1870 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Polish war against Russia and those who died in it and subsequent struggles (The Times, 30 November 1870)
One Polish priest survived an assassination attempt made while he was celebrating Mass at a chapel in Hatton Wall; this chapel was subsequently closed (The Times, 12 January 1880; 2 September 1880)
It no longer exists
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What was reforming about it?
It was a haven for Polish refugees in London at a dangerous time
Where in Bloomsbury
It occupied two floors of 110 Gower Street (Darwin’s former home) from 1869 until at least the 1880s
Website of current institution
It no longer exists
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Books about it
None found
Archives
There may be relevant records in the archives of the Catholic diocese of Westminster, but this was a largely uncatalogued resource at the beginning of the twenty-first century
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