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C20 Churches

Church of the Paraclete

Monument typeAnglican Church
Listing gradeNL

Architect(s)

C D Taylor

Construction

Date begun1955
Date completed1957

Location

Sneaton Castle
Whitby
YO21 3SL
England

Local authorityNorth Yorkshire Council

Denomination

DenominationChurch of England
DioceseYork

Additional notes

Part of the former Anglican Convent of the Paraclete. The nuns have moved to a new complex to the west of the site by DLG Architects of 2017-19 known as St Hilda’s Priory.

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