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Only 1 of 3 built in the UK! St Michael And All Angels Church, Great Houghton!
Heritage Open Day: Explore a GradeII Listed church building. St.Michaels is only 1 of 3 Churches built in the Cromwellian era, with Jacobean Style Shelving, Choir Stalls by Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson, Stain Glass Window by William Thomas Camm. Come see the architecture The church was originally a private chapel and was built by Sir Edward Rodes, the High Sheriff of Yorkshire who stood out conspicuously as a Parliamentarian, on the commencement of the civil wars, even though his brother-in-law was Lord Strafford and a Royalist.
On the 24th November 1908, the Earl of Crewe – who owned the chapel at that time, conveyed the building to the church of England to serve as a ‘Chapel of Ease’ in the Parish of Darfield.
On the 24th November 1908, the Earl of Crewe – who owned the chapel at that time, conveyed the building to the church of England to serve as a ‘Chapel of Ease’ in the Parish of Darfield.
Saturday 13 September
St.Michael And All Angels Church, Church Street, Great Houghton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S720BL
Sat 13 Sep:10:00 - 16:00; Free Entry.
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