In 1905 Bishop Casartelli approved the Brother’s request to buy a house in Victoria Park. The property known as “Firwood” stood in two and a half acres of grounds. It had been built in 1871 by Alfred Waterhouse, architect of both Manchester’s Town Hall and Prison. It is today the only surviving “domestic” building by Waterhouse. Xaverian College Bro. Gabriel Coene CFX, Provincial of the English Province, designed and supervised the construction of the new school building, a three storey block comprising dormitories, classrooms and day rooms.The new accommodation was solemnly blessed and opened by Bishop Casartelli in 1907, and the school was named Xaverian College.Bro. Benedict CFX, the headmaster set the tone for the school from the outset. At the first speech day he said “docility, obedience and hard work need to be maintained.” From 1911 to 1922 Bro. Bernadine Barry CFX was Headmaster.