St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Pickering
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St Francis' Church, Marishes

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The Harvest Festival at St Francis was a very well supported and a marvellous  tribute to Brenda for all she did for our Community  here at Low Marishes.  Flowers and fruits a boot full of Food bank contributions . The supper of Steak Pie at Spenser's Bar was really good value and warm plates and lovely  pot of gravy each . The entertainment  provided  by the other party of guests from The Royal Marines swelled  the raffle to an amazing £151.50. ​
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The Church of St Francis, Low Marishes, is the daughter Church of Pickering. The church was built as a chapel of ease for the scattered farms and communities that populate Low and High Marishes.

The church was built in 1861/63 (though the porch would seem to be a later addition). The church is made of red brick with blue brick and ashlar dressings and is well executed. Its architect is unknown though the competence of its design suggests the work of a major architect.


​The structure is a grade II listed building and is noted for its very unusual square wooden bell turret, topped with an octagonal spire, all clad in wooden shingles, which is prominent in the flat landscape. 

In 2004, an application was made to allow for automatic licensing for weddings, and it was found that the church had been running for 140 years without a licence for public worship. It was at this time that the dedication to St Francis was approved.
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Harvest Festival. 21st October 2022. 


Our Rogation Sunday Service was held on a glorious evening in May and was well attended.
Link To Historic England page  here

Vicar: Revd. Gareth Atha Tel: 01751 471495 Email: [email protected]
​Churchwardens: Pam Robb and Andrew Orland Email: [email protected] 
Parish ​Safeguarding Representative Email: [email protected]

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF
ST PETER & ST PAUL'S, PICKERING ​IS A REGISTERED CHARITY, NUMBER 1176138
 

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