St Mary on the Sea Catholic Church, Grimsby

On Henage Road next to the primary school, which is on the corner of Wellington Street.

A stunning restoration has exposed beautiful wall paintings from 1908 in this Victorian church.  The work has also uncovered the decorations on the chancel arch and the reredos screen.

In 1869, Sir John Sutton purchased part of the Holme Hill Estate of Lord Heneage for the building of a church. Unfortunately Sir John died before it could be built. In the meantime, Canon George Johnson arranged for the building of the school and presbytery. Eventually the foundation stone for the church was laid in 1880 and Bishop Bagshawe of Nottingham officially opened it on 19th August 1883. The church has many stained-glass windows, the most impressive being the Hawkins Window, situated above the organ balcony and dedicated to the memory of Canon Hawkins, who died in 1913 and is buried in the Sacred Heart Chapel. The sanctuary has a wonderful reredos with paintings of archangels, evangelists and saints. In 1892, a local parishioner donated the richly carved pulpit in memory of her late husband.

Open: 12.00 noon - 1.00pm most days.

Website: www.catholiccommunitynelincs.org.uk

Contact: 01472 342301