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St Francis Village Hall, Hutton Henry


St Francis Village Hall in Hutton Henry is run by the Hutton Henry Community Association. A lease for the former church was granted to the association, who began work to update and repurpose the building in May 2013; opening in September 2015.[1] St Francis' Church had originally been built in c.1867, around the time when Hutton Henry Colliery was developed.[2] It was originally built as a chapel of ease to Wingate Grange Holy Trinity Church; it became a parish church in 1925 when the ecclesiastical parish Hutton Henry St. Francis was created.[3] 

Hutton Henry Former Church 1867
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St. Francis Church
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The Church of St Francis - Hutton Henry
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St Francis Church Hutton Henry County Durham
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Hutton Henry Community Association
- "....the Community Association has secured a lease to run the former church as a community building; St Francis Village Hall. The Association’s aim is to support and provide community activities …
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St. Francis' Church, Hutton Henry
- "St. Francis' Church first appears on the second edition Ordnance Survey maps of 1894-1899. The church was built around 1867 just prior to the establishment of the nearby colliery site. …
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Hutton Henry St. Francis
- "....Hutton Henry St. Francis was created in c. 1925 from Wingate Grange Holy Trinity....."
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Charity number: 1154083
Keys to the Past HER: D49377
Grid ref: NZ4239836210

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