The Churches of Britain and Ireland
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Richmond, North Yorkshire The former Congregational Church on Dundas Street, now a Community Office. This source dates it to 1884, replacing a chapel of 1835 on Tower Street (its exact site so far not located). NZ 1726 0110. © James Murray. The former Chapel of the Convent of the Assumption (R.C.) on Reeth Road. Dating from 1868-9, it was converted into flats in 2002. NZ 1638 0106. © David Regan (2026). Holy Trinity on Market Place. Pevsner says "This is the queerest ecclesiastical building one can imagine and its position gives it away as originally the castle chapel in the outer bailey". Now mostly given over to a museum to the Green Howards, the church still retains a small chapel (CoE). NZ 1713 0089. © James Murray. See here for the several listings relating to this church. Influence Church on Victoria Road. NZ 1691 0102. © David Regan (2026). Link says that the building is a converted cinema, the church moving in in 1983. The church had been formed in 1950, but it doesn't say where they met before moving into the present building. King's Church, housed in Richmond Town Hall. James advises that the King's Church was founded in Richmond in 1997 as an Independent Fellowship of the Baptist/Community Church Tradition, and first met in Richmond's King's Head Hotel. © James Murray. Link. The 25" map of 1913 shows a Mission Room on the south side of The Green, at NZ 1690 0064. © David Regan (2026). Richmond Castle had three known places of worship - Great Chapel (C14, of which nothing remains except for the large window), a Private Chapel on the first floor (again, just a surviving window), and the tiny St. Nicholas' Chapel in the Robin Hood Tower. All © David Regan (2026). The castle as a whole is grade I listed. The cemetery on Reeth Road has a Mortuary Chapel of 1886. A map of 1913 labels it as Mortuary Chapel (General). Another view. NZ 1584 0116. Both © David Regan (2026). A former Primitive Methodist Chapel (Ebenezer) stands on Bargate at NZ 1693 0092. Long in theatrical use, this source dates it to 1861 or 1863, probably closed following the Wesleyan and P.M. union in 1932. Leyburn Quaker Meeting (link) holds meetings in the scout hut (2025 Streetview) on the south side of Quakers Lane. NZ 1689 0123. A map of 1857 shows a Friends' Burial Ground on the north side of the same road. This source mentions a Quakers' meeting-house on Friar's Wynd in 1677, but no avaialble map shows where it stood. The ruins of the Franciscan Richmond Friary, the 15th century Grey Friars Tower. NZ 1710 0104. © James Murray. Link. Grade I listed. Richmond Methodist Church on Queens Road. NZ 1721 0109. © Alan Blacklock. Another view, © James Murray. Link. St. Joseph and St.Francis Xavier (R.C.) on Newbiggin. NZ 1683 0099. © Bill Henderson. Link. Grade II listed - dates it to 1867-8. St. Mary on Church Wynd. NZ 1743 0107. © Alan Blacklock. Two interior views - 1, 2, both © Kenneth Paver. Link. Grade II* listed says that some of the woodwork came from Easby Abbey. The churchyard walls and gate are also listed, at grade II. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel of 1842. This stands behind a pub on the "square", backing onto Ryders Wynd. NZ 1723 0095. © Steve Bulman.
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