St John of Beverley Church is a

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Beverley Beverley is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located north-west of Hull city centre. At the 2021 census the built-up area of the town had a population of 30,930, and the smaller civil parish had ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was built from 1897 to 1898 in the

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. It is located on the corner of York Street and the North Bar in the centre of the town. It is a

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History

Foundation

In 1791, a Catholic chapel was built in Beverley. In 1846, a church was built. It was the first Catholic church to be built in Beverley since the

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. From there, priests would go out to serve the local Catholic population in places such as

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. A school and a presbytery were built next to the church.Beverley - St John of Beverley
''Taking Stock'', retrieved 1 May 2022

Construction

From 1897 to 1898, the current church was built. It was designed by the architectural firm of Smith, Brodrick & Lowther from Hull, comprising Richard George Smith, Frederick Stead Broderick and Arthur Randall Lowther, who also designed Our Lady and St Peter's Church in

. The total cost of the church came to £1,560 and it was paid by Lady Sykes of

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, wife of

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and mother of

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Parish

The priest at St John of Beverley Church also serves the surrounding parishes of Sacred Heart Church in

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and Most Holy Sacrament Church in Marton. St John of Beverley Church has two Sunday Masses at 6:30pm on Saturday and at 10:45am on Sunday.Parishes
from Diocese of Middlesbrough, retrieved 1 May 2022

Interior

St John of Beverley Church interior, Beverley by Mike Berrell.jpg, Interior

References

External links

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Diocese of Middlesbrough page for the parish
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