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Address The Presbytery, 96 Pyle St, Newport PO30 1UH, UK Similar Sts Thomas Minster, All Saints' Church - Ryde, St Blasius Church - Shanklin, Quarr Abbey, The Quay Arts |
Saint Thomas of Canterbury church is a Catholic church serving the population of Newport, Isle of Wight, England. It is the oldest purpose-built Catholic church, post-reformation, on the island. Because the Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1791 placed restrictions on how Catholics could worship, there is no steeple, bell, or anything else that made a building look more like a church. This means the building looks quite plain on the exterior.
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St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Newport, Isle of Wight Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA