Sacred Heart Church, Howden

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Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church in Howden, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England.

Robert Cooke and Ambrose Camburini began a mission to Howden in the 1840s, and requested permission to hold worship in Howden Town Hall. This was refused, and so Cooke instead built a temporary chapel. In 1850, it was replaced by a permanent church, to a design by Joseph Hansom. A small grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes was created, probably in the 1930s, while in the 1980s the area below the west gallery was walled, to create a porch and meeting room. The building was grade II listed in 1987. It is linked to the former presbytery, with its ground floor now used as a parish centre.[1][2]

Buildings and architecture

The church is built of white brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. It consists of a nave, aisles, a chancel with an apse, and a western bell turret. The bell turret is octagonal, it has two stages, a string course, a trefoil band at the top, and a small spire. Inside, the original carved oak altar survives, and there is an older side altar brought from Everingham Hall. There is also a 17th-century chair, and stained glass, some designed by John Barnett.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Historic England. "Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Howden (1083168)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. 2.[2.2]"Howden – Sacred Heart". Taking Stock. Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. 3."Sacred Heart". National Churches Trust. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  4. 4.Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England (2 ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7.