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Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, East Moors.
Heritage Open Day: A hidden gem of a church -near a red telephone box, along a grassy track and behind a copse of trees!
Built in 1882 by Temple Moore. Sir John Betjeman wrote a poem about it - the only church in the Diocese of York to receive this distinction. Built in 1882, when 200 people lived on the moor, it was designed by Temple Moore with a characteristic painted wagon roof and stepped bell tower. Saint Mary Magdalene, Grade II listed, is somewhat isolated on the road to Bransdale, in a churchyard of rhododendrons. Temple Moore also designed the font, reredos, and the wooden partitioning to the south aisle. Before the age of the motorcar, clergy would ride out to East Moors and sleep in a hammock in the south aisle to be on time for the sunday service.
Built in 1882 by Temple Moore. Sir John Betjeman wrote a poem about it - the only church in the Diocese of York to receive this distinction. Built in 1882, when 200 people lived on the moor, it was designed by Temple Moore with a characteristic painted wagon roof and stepped bell tower. Saint Mary Magdalene, Grade II listed, is somewhat isolated on the road to Bransdale, in a churchyard of rhododendrons. Temple Moore also designed the font, reredos, and the wooden partitioning to the south aisle. Before the age of the motorcar, clergy would ride out to East Moors and sleep in a hammock in the south aisle to be on time for the sunday service.
Fri 12 Sep to Sunday 14 September
Cowhouse Bank, East Moors, York, North Yorkshire YO62 5HJ
Fri 12 Sep:0900-1700; Sat 13 Sep:0900-1700; Sun 14 Sep:0900-1700; Free Entry.
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