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St Catherine

This is not what you expect to find on the lanes of Herefordshire: a church seemingly plucked from southern Italy and plopped down beside the Wye.

Hoarwithy, Herefordshire

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Open during daylight hours.

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Hoarwithy
Herefordshire
HR2 6QH

But there it is, a campanile, colonnades and apse, and interior to match, with four enormous marble columns leading the eye to the east end with its golden mosaic of Christ in Glory.

The architect was JP Seddon, who created this remarkable building between 1874 and 1903 at the request of the then vicar, who did not like the chapel that stood there at the time.

  • Captivating architecture

  • Glorious furnishings

  • Social heritage stories

  • Accessible toilets nearby

  • Dog friendly

  • Level access to the main areas

  • On street parking at church

  • Parking within 250m

  • Space to secure your bike

  • Walkers & cyclists welcome

  • Church of England

  • Repair Grant, £15,000, 2012

  • Our Repair Grants funded urgent repair work to help keep churches open.

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