Church of the Holy Cross (or ‘Holy Cross’ for short), in Cottingham.
Mass was first celebrated on the site in 1917 and a chapel set up in the home of the Hildyard family nearby. The present church was built in 1928 (architects Williams and Jopling) and extended in 1954 (architects John Houghton of Hull), then again in 1982 and 2004, with the addition of a 'Garden Room'. It is a parish in the Diocese of Middlesbrough
An interesting feature is the wall outside the church door, built from bricks, each imprinted with the name of a local member of the congregation
Cottingham, in East Yorkshire, is reputedly the largest village, in population terms, in England and can trace its roots back to Anglo Saxon times. It is now mainly a feeder village for Hull, with a high proportion of retired residents. The modern village has two main shopping streets, Hallgate and King Street which cross each other: A market is held on Market Green on Thursday Cottingham is used by the University of Hull as the site of several of its accommodation campuses: The Lawns to the north-west of the village; and Thwaite Hall, and Needler's Hall, both built on the grounds of late 18th century merchant's house
Cottingham Springboard Festival takes place over three days each May, with live music in public houses from mainly local and regional acts
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