 From 1870 to 1875 around £20,000 was spent on the Abbey.In 1845 St Albans was transferred from the Diocese of Lincoln to the Diocese of Rochester.Then, in 1875, the Bishopric of St Albans Act was passed and on 30 April 1877 the See of St Albans was created, which comprises about 300 churches in the counties of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.