On 12th August 1896 Father Beauvoisn was succeeded by a prestonian Father Ambrose Turner, born on 30th January 1855.  Educated at Ampleforth.   Clothed, 3rd September 1873, and simply professed at Belmont for St Lawrence's, 5th September 1874. Solemnly professed at Ampleforth, l0th November 1877. Ordained in minor orders,  l0th September 1876; sub-deacon, 18th November 1877;

Deacon, 18th September 1880; priest, 4th June 1881. Sent on his Mission to Woolton, 1891 ; St Alban's, Warrington, 1891-92; Workington, 1892-96.

He had the turret built on the school and from a ship called the ‘'Adriatic’ he bought a powerful bell.  This he blessed and had erected in July 1899.

On January 10th 1903, he left Brownedge to become our first resident priest. He lived first in Lupton Row (one of the houses on the east side of Leyland Road) with the rent at 4/6d per  week.   He later moved across the road to Victoria Terrace. The rental of this cottage was 5/9d.  Parishioners gave him  pieces of furniture but his one treasure was a harmonium.

Unfortunately Father Turner died on December 2nd 1905 at the age of 50.  He had journeyed to Ampleforth for his annual retreat, caught a cold and died of pneumonia.  In his obituary notice the Ampleforth Journal states "the good work he has done at Lostock Hall (or Tardy Gate as it is called) will we feel sure bear much fruit.He has laid the seed of a new mission which we trust will grow and increase a hundredfold. He has not permitted to see in this world the fruit of his labours but we may trust he will be amply rewarded in the next for his zeal and self sacrifice. In October last he diminished the debt on the mission by means of a Bazaar which realised the handsome sum of £450.
 
The last effort over the bazaar seems to have told on his already weakened constitution".