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Catholic Church of St. John the Evangelist
Heritage Open Day: This unusual design in a free version of the Romanesque style has a west front of unusual design which recalls some entertainment buildings of its period.
There will also be an exhibition of St Ethelburga’s school which used to be in Deal. It was built in 1934 to serve the mainly Scottish community of miners who came to work the newly-opened Kent Coalfield and was originally intended as a combined church and social centre.
Betteshanger Colliery opened in 1926. Many of the mine workers settled in the Mill Hill area, where new housing was built for them. Fr J M O’Connell, who was at that time chaplain to St Ethelburga’s Convent, Deal, undertook the care of the new mission of St Johns. A site was purchased on St Richard’s Road and a new church was built, which opened in February 1934.
Sat 14 Sep:10:00 - 16:00; Free Entry.
149 St. Richards Road, Deal, Kent CT14 9LD
Sat 14 September
Website:
www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event//catholic-church-of-st-john-the-evangelist.html