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SEPTEMBER

Saturday 17

Sunday 18

1pm - 4pm

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St Mary & Joseph R.C Church - Baxtergate - Hedon - HU12 8JN


The Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary and St. Joseph was built in 1802/3 and this discreet Georgian gem is one of the oldest purpose-built Catholic Parish Churches in the country. It developed from a ‘secret’ or ‘barn’ church at the nearby Nuthill Farm.  


When the Law permitted the building of Catholic Churches, due to some extent to the protection of the Constable family, a newly ordained English priest, Rev. Swinburne, was posted to Nuthill and after a couple of years he had raised sufficient donations and loans to build a simple, locally designed  brick-built Mission Chapel and Presbytery.


The Church is of a simple, rectangular, symmetrical design with frescoed altar apse and a choir balcony. There are painted Stations of the Cross and Arts and Crafts style stained glass. The Church retains its original Georgina pews and ‘Chapel Hat Pegs’.


Visitors are provided with a comprehensive free guide to ensure you get as much from your visit as possible.