Catholic missions were established at Crayke and Oulston in the early 19th century, but in 1827 both were closed, and a new mission established in Easingwold. A presbytery was built in 1830, and a church was completed in 1833. It was designed by Joseph Hansom, and is his earliest known work. In 1870, the church was altered as a school was built adjoining it, to a design by Hadfield & Sons. At the same time, a new altar was installed, to a design by Joseph Stanislaus Hansom. In the 1880s, the building was heightened and the roof rebuilt, and a porch was added.[1] The church was grade II listed in 1994.[2] The building was restored in 2015, with a lady chapel being added, a new stone altar installed, and the gallery reduced in size.[3]
The church is built of stone with a slate roof. It consists of a single cell with a west porch, and is in the Gothic Revival style. The porch has buttresses, and a copedgable with kneelers and a cross finial. The doorway has a pointed arch with a chamfered surround and a hood mould. On the west gable is a bellcote with a pointed arch, and the windows are lancets. Inside the church is a wooden west gallery, a wooden panelled roof, and late 19th century pews which were installed in 1934.[2][4]
