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Our Lady of Fatima

Our Lady of Fatima Church, Howard Way, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2NS

  • 15 Sep 2025
  • In person
  • Pre-booking not required

The opportunity to visit this unique Roman Catholic church in Harlow. Designed in 1953/54 by Gerard Goalen, who had been recommended by Frederick Gibberd. Windows created at Buckfast Abbey by Dom Charles Norris using the dalle de verre technique

Our Lady of Fatima church was designed in the Catholic Modernist Movement with a model of the new church exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1956. It is Grade II* listed and is capable of holding 500 parishioners, with potential seating for a further 500 in the porches and has a free standing main altar. About 60% of the building is stained glass windows with the glass set in concrete - the first major use of this technique in England. They depict the story of Fatima, the mysteries of the rosary and the story of the ancestors of Jesus, shown by the Tree of Jesse.

Timings & Tours

Monday 15 September:
10.00; 10.30; 11.00; 11.30;

Location & directions

Our Lady of Fatima Church, Howard Way, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2NS

Directions:
Our Lady of Fatima is on the corner of First Avenue and Howard Way, with the car park situated just off Howard Way.
Contact on day:
Pauline Hockley
Telephone number:
+447812185676

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Additional information

This is a self-guided tour with people on hand to aid your visit

Max no of people per tour:
30
Est. tour duration:
0 hour(s) 25 minute(s)

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