Church Of St Hilda (Roman Catholic)

The Church of St Hilda is a Roman Catholic church located in Whitby, built in 1867 and designed by M E Hadfield. It is constructed of dressed stone with ashlar dressings and features slate roofs with ridge tiles, coped gables, kneelers, and cross finials. The building consists of a nave and chancel under a single roof, with narrow side aisles. The chamfered plinth adds to its architectural detail.

The west front has a central doorway that is approached by four steps. This doorway features central double doors set within a triple pointed arch, flanked by columns in a slightly projecting gabled porch that includes a patera and a central niche. Above the doorway, there is a row of five short lancet windows, topped by a circular window with a quatrefoil design. The left side of the church has a single lancet window and a hipped slate roof, while the right side features a tower with narrow stair lights, topped with a squat octagonal spire.

On the north front, there are three lancet windows alternating with buttresses that have set-offs, along with a single priests' doorway. The east end has a slightly narrower chancel, which includes a single three-light plate tracery window. The south front has a later projecting gabled porch with a deeply set round-headed opening that has moulded imposts. The slightly projecting south aisle features four chamfered lancets with buttresses between them and finials on all four gables. To the left, there is a single two-light plate tracery window in a pointed arch surround.

Inside, the church has alternating circular and octagonal arcade piers and responds, with tall chamfered arches and plain capitals. The chancel is defined by a painted wooden rood screen, and the side walls are decorated with double blind arcades, with painted scenes in the upper arcades of the east wall. The original wooden pews and Minton tile floors contribute to the interior's character. An elaborate carved reredos features seven canopies with painted figures, and the stone altar is supported by marble columns. The boarded roofs, including the painted roof of the chancel, and the Lady chapel's elaborately painted roof add to the church's distinctive interior.