St John the Baptist's Church, Hessay

St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in Hessay, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

Until the late 19th century, villagers in Hessay travelled to All Saints' Church, Moor Monkton to worship. In 1898, work started on a church in a field just outside the village.[1] The building was designed by Charles Hodgson Fowler, and it was consecrated on 8 November 1899.[2] It cost about £1,000, and on completion had seating for 72 worshippers.[3] In 1905, an organ was installed, moved from St Philip and St James' Church, Clifton.[4] The Yorkshire Post describes it as a "fine Anglican church".[5] It has never had electricity or heating installed.[1]

The building is constructed of red brick with stone dressings, and a tiled roof. It consists of a nave, chancel and vestry and there is a bellcote at the west end. Many of the windows have two lights, with the west window having five lights, and the east window having three lights and tracery.[2] Inside, there is a central aisle.[1] The chancel has a tiled floor, while the nave has a floor of woodblocks laid on concrete.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "Parish Profile 2023" (PDF). The Parish of Rural Ainsty, York. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "General building news". The Builder. 18 November 1899.
  3. ^ "New churches". Report of the Yorkshire Architectural Society. 53. 1899.
  4. ^ "Yorkshire, North, Hessay, St. John the Baptist". The National Pipe Organ Register. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ^ "A place in the heart... the village people at the very centre of all things Yorkshire". Yorkshire Post. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

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