---
title: "St Catherine of Siena, Sheffield"
description: "Located in Sheffield, Yorkshire. Built 1958–62. Diocese of Sheffield. Grade II. Mid twentieth-century sculptural modern style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Yorkshire","Sheffield","Grade II","Basil Spence"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-catherine-siena-sheffield"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T02:38:57.777Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T15:59:56.856Z"
location: "Sheffield, Yorkshire"
country: "England"
county: "Yorkshire"
town: "Sheffield"
address: "Richmond Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, S13 8EJ"
postcode: "S13 8EJ"
built: "1958–62"
architect: "Basil Spence"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Catherine"]
diocese: "Sheffield"
grade: "II"
style: "Mid twentieth-century sculptural modern"
materials: "Brown brick; slate cladding to the entrance block of the parish hall"
openingHours: "Open Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm. Sunday Parish Mass 10am. See parish notices for daily mass times, other services and events."
parish: "Richmond Road St Catherine of Siena"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1375535"
gridReference: "SK 395 851"
accessNotes: "Level access throughout. Accessible toilets in church"
---

# St Catherine of Siena, Sheffield

St Catherine of Siena is a Grade II parish church on Richmond Road, Sheffield, in the Diocese of Sheffield, a sculptural modern church by Basil Spence built to serve the Woodthorpe and Richmond estates.

## Overview

Historic England lists a church of 1958–62 by Basil Spence, of brown brick, with slate cladding to the entrance block of the parish hall. The plan is a rectangular nave sweeping into a semicircular apsed sanctuary. The entrance is at the liturgical south-west; a tower linked at the liturgical south-east comprises two convex slabs forming a sacristy at ground level, linked by concrete beams above, with a patinated bronze sculptural group of the crucified Christ on the east side. Listing NGR is SK 39527 85115.

The interior is aisleless, with vertical slit windows and a roof sloping up toward the chancel on laminated timber beams, separated from the walls by a narrow glazed strip. Light is thrown onto the east wall by a concealed window. The sanctuary is raised; the altar, originally against the east wall, has been brought forward. Fittings include a polished fossil limestone font, a large timber cross of overlapping beams, laminated timber pews and an organ above the sacristy entrance. The National Churches Trust notes a bronze by Ronald Pope of St Catherine at the foot of the cross on the bell tower. The listing describes a strongly sculptural design with a powerful presence.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1375535](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1375535)