St John the Baptist's Church, Hessay

St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in Hessay, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

Until the late 19th century, villagers in Hessay travelled to All Saints' Church, Moor Monkton to worship. In 1898, work started on a church in a field just outside the village.^[1] The building was designed by Charles Hodgson Fowler, and it was consecrated on 8 November 1899.^[2] It cost about £1,000, and on completion had seating for 72 worshippers.^[3] In 1905, an organ was installed, moved from St Philip and St James' Church, Clifton.^[4] The Yorkshire Post describes it as a "fine Anglican church".^[5] It has never had electricity or heating installed.^[1]

The building is constructed of red brick with stone dressings, and a tiled roof. It consists of a nave, chancel and vestry and there is a bellcote at the west end. Many of the windows have two lights, with the west window having five lights, and the east window having three lights and tracery.^[2] Inside, there is a central aisle.^[1] The chancel has a tiled floor, while the nave has a floor of woodblocks laid on concrete.^[2]