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Exploring Filey's Past - Supported by Filey Town Council  PLACES OF WORSHIP.One especially pleasing feature in the religious life of Filey is the utter absence of anything in the way of friction between the churches. All sects unite to promote any good or charitable object, and the various schools are freely used for the advocacy of the same. St. Oswald's Parish Church.-The Ravine, which divides the North Riding from the East Riding, cuts off also the Church from the Vicarage, the former being in the North and the latter in thee East Riding. Like many another on the coast, the church is dedicated to St. Oswald, the patron saint of Northumbrian fishermen, a fact fittingly denoted by the weather vane, which is a large gilded fish. Dating probably from the twelfth century, the church is chiefly Transition Norman and Early English, and consists of a nave, chancel and transepts, surmounted by a low tower. It has little that is remarkable except a semi-circular arched north doorway (Transition Norman) of four orders of moulding, and a .rude female effigy built into the south wall. The chancel is depressed, instead of being raised. The church has no west entrance. A sad feature of the churchyard is the number of memorials to fishermen lost at sea, and to strangers whose bodies have been cast ashore from successive wrecks. The Roman Catholic community, until October, 1904, had no nearer place of worship than Scarborough. In that month a settlement of French Sisters was established in Cromwell House, near the Crescent, and, under the direction of the Rev. Father Roulin, O.S.B., priest-in-charge, regular service's we're instituted. The temporary convent chapel was soon found too small for the congregation, and larger premises had to be taken in Clarence House. This again proved to be but a temporary expedient, and so Father Roulin, having first secured the necessary funds, decided to erect a permanent church on a site at the corner of the Brooklands and Crescent Back Road. This edifice, which is of the early Saxon style of architecture, but handsomely appointed within, was dedicated on the 8th May, 1906. The Wesleyan Church is a handsome stone edifice, standing at the corner of Union Street and Murray Street, in the centre of the town. It easily accommodates 600 people, and has at its rear a large schoolroom and attendant classrooms. The circuit includes Hunmanby and Muston, at the former of which villages the Society has another large church, and at the latter a wooden chapel, to meet the religious needs of the district. The Primitive Methodist Connexion is particularly strong in Filey, especially amongst the fishermen, and the Choir has considerably more than a local reputation. The Chapel is the largest public building in the town, there being seating accommodation for well upon a thousand people. Like the Wesleyans, the Primitive Methodists have a substantially built and commodious place of worship in Hunmanby. St. John's Chapel of Ease is a modern stone building, facing West Street. It possesses a good organ. St. Oswald's Church,-Vicar, Rev. A. N. Cooper, M.A.; Church Wardens, A. V. Machin (Deepdene) and Mr. H. Foster. Services: Sundays, 10-30 a.m. and 6-30 p.m.; Holy Communion, first and third Sundays in month; at 12 noon ; on. Wednesdays, service at 7 p.m. Organist, Mr. J. A. Fleming, 23, The Crescent. St. John's Church (West Street). -Services : Sundays (July, August, and September), 10-30 a.m. and 3-0 and C-30 p.m.. Afternoon and Evening Services on alternate Sundays during the winter months. Celebration of Holy Communion every Sunday throughout the year at 8 a.m. Daily Services at 8 a.m., and at 6 p.m. every Wednesday. Vicar and Curate, same as St. Oswald's. Organist, John W. Lowish, Hunmanby. St. Mary's R.C. Church, Brooklands-Priest-in-charge, Rev. Father E. Roulin, O.S.B. Sunday Services: Communion, 8 a.m. ; Mass, 10-30 a.m. ; Evening Service, 6-30 p.m. Daily Mass, 7-45 a.m. Wesleyan Methodist Church, Union Street.-Rev. W. Lethaby, Pelton House, Rutland Street, Resident Minister. Services: Sundays, 10-30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (summer, 6-30.) Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Primitive Methodist Chapel, Union Street.-Rev. J. S. Stanwell, 13 Union Street. Brethren Meeting Room, Mitford Street, Albert Hall.-Caretaker, Mr. T. Russell, Hawthorne, House, 76, West Avenue.
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