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| '''St Margaret Clitherow's Church''' is a Catholic parish church in ], a town north of ] in England. | '''St Margaret Clitherow's Church''' is a Catholic parish church in ], a town north of ] in England. | ||
| Catholics in Haxby long worshipped at ], then in 1970 mass was first said in Haxby's Memorial Hall. In 1971, this moved to Wigginton Hall, and then in 1975 to ], the local Anglican church. In 1977, the parish of Haxby and ] was established, and Church Farm House was purchased to serve as a daily mass centre. A building with a capacity of 250 worshippers was designed by John Black and completed in 1985. It was constructed by William Birch & Sons at a cost of £300,000. The church was consecrated on 13 March 1999.<ref name="taking">{{cite web |title=Haxby – St Margaret Clitherow |url=https://taking-stock.org.uk/building/haxby-st-margaret-clitherow/ |website=Taking Stock |publisher=Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales |access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chrystal |first1=Paul |title=Villages Around York Through Time |date=2015 |publisher=Amberley Publishing |isbn=9781445650685}}</ref><ref name="parish">{{cite web |title=Our history |url=https://stmargaretclitherowyork.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/StMC-History2.pdf |website=Parish of St Margaret Clitherow |access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref> | Catholics in Haxby long worshipped at ], then in 1970 mass was first said in Haxby's Memorial Hall. In 1971, this moved to Wigginton Hall, and then in 1975 to ], the local Anglican church. In 1977, the parish of Haxby and ] was established, and Church Farm House was purchased to serve as a daily mass centre. A building with a capacity of 250 worshippers was designed by John Black and completed in 1985. It was constructed by William Birch & Sons at a cost of £300,000. The church was consecrated on 13 March 1999.<ref name="taking">{{cite web |title=Haxby – St Margaret Clitherow |url=https://taking-stock.org.uk/building/haxby-st-margaret-clitherow/ |website=Taking Stock |publisher=Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales |access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chrystal |first1=Paul |title=Villages Around York Through Time |date=2015 |publisher=Amberley Publishing |isbn=9781445650685}}</ref><ref name="parish">{{cite web |title=Our history |url=https://stmargaretclitherowyork.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/StMC-History2.pdf |website=Parish of St Margaret Clitherow |access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
| The church is broadly ] in style, clad in stone but with brick walls internally. The front is asymmetrical, the peak of the roof supported by a partially detached pier, with its own roof and two ]s. To its right is the main entrance under a porch with a shallow roof, and a window with four lights. The interior is a single space, but the altar and sanctuary are raised up two steps. Stained glass in the window depicts ], ] and ], designed by Harry Harvey.<ref name="taking" /> At the east end are six windows with stained glass by Graeme Willson.<ref name="parish" /> | The church is broadly ] in style, clad in stone but with brick walls internally. The front is asymmetrical, the peak of the roof supported by a partially detached pier, with its own roof and two ]s. To its right is the main entrance under a porch with a shallow roof, and a window with four lights. The interior is a single space, but the altar and sanctuary are raised up two steps. Stained glass in the window depicts ], ] and ], designed by Harry Harvey.<ref name="taking" /> At the east end are six windows with stained glass by Graeme Willson.<ref name="parish" /> | ||
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St Margaret Clitherow's Church is a Catholic parish church in Haxby, a town north of York in England.
Catholics in Haxby long worshipped at St Wilfrid's Church, York, then in 1970 mass was first said in Haxby's Memorial Hall. In 1971, this moved to Wigginton Hall, and then in 1975 to St Mary's Church, Haxby, the local Anglican church. In 1977, the parish of Haxby and Wigginton was established, and Church Farm House was purchased to serve as a daily mass centre. A building with a capacity of 250 worshippers was designed by John Black and completed in 1985. It was constructed by William Birch & Sons at a cost of £300,000. The church was consecrated on 13 March 1999.
The church is broadly modern in style, clad in stone but with brick walls internally. The front is asymmetrical, the peak of the roof supported by a partially detached pier, with its own roof and two gablets. To its right is the main entrance under a porch with a shallow roof, and a window with four lights. The interior is a single space, but the altar and sanctuary are raised up two steps. Stained glass in the window depicts Saint Margaret Clitherow, Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda, designed by Harry Harvey. At the east end are six windows with stained glass by Graeme Willson.
References
- ^ "Haxby – St Margaret Clitherow". Taking Stock. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- Chrystal, Paul (2015). Villages Around York Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445650685.
- ^ "Our history" (PDF). Parish of St Margaret Clitherow. Retrieved 22 December 2024.