St Hedda's Catholic Church, Egton

While looking for an alternative way to Goathland, we chanced upon the church of St. Hedda. We stopped to see if the church was open so we could pay a visit to the Blessed Sacrament. It was indeed open.
From the outside, the church does not look remarkable, but inside it is a little gem.

Building of the  present church began in 1866 and the church was opened in August 1867. The Parish priest was Fr. Joseph Callebert from Belgium. There was at this time a congregation of around 500.

A German company installed a new altar. The pulpit came from Belgium, the wonderful Stations of the Cross came from Ghent, who also supplied the Rosary reliefs which are on the exterior wall in the Rosary garden.
The church is known as "The Cathedral of the Moors."

St Hedda is believed to have been at Whitby Abbey in the seventh century. The Venerable Bede refers to him as a wise counsellor of Kings.

St Hedda's Church

The Altar

The Crucifixion

Jesus meets the Women of Jerusalem

Rosary Garden

The church is also associated with Blessed Nicholas Postgate, and some relics of him are to be found in the church. More of him in another blog.