St. Pancras

Lewes, East Sussex

Diocese of Arundel and Brighton

Photograph of St. Pancras
Image: The Voice of Hassocks (Wikimedia)

Sunday Mass

Check current parish newsletter for other dates, 09:00 (18 and 25 October 2026 only), 12:30 (Latin; 18 and 25 October 2026 only)

Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:00 (English; 2 November 2026 only)
  • 18:00 (Latin; 2 November 2026 only)

Tue

  • 09:00 (20 October 2026 only)

Wed

  • 07:30 (21 October 2026 only)

Thu

  • 07:30 (22 October 2026 only)

Fri

  • 09:00 (23 October 2026 only)

Sat

  • Check current parish newsletter for other dates
  • 10:00 (Latin; 24 October 2026 only)

Sun

  • Check current parish newsletter for other dates
  • 09:00 (18 and 25 October 2026 only)
  • 12:30 (Latin; 18 and 25 October 2026 only)

Weekdays Check current parish newsletter for other dates

What the parish's page says
18 October 2026 ... TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY 9am MASS (Organ) followed by coffee ... Sunday 18 October XXI Sunday after Pentecost 12.30pm MASS (in Latin) ... Monday 19 October ST PHILIP HOWARD 7am–6pm Private prayer ... Tuesday 20 October Feria 9am MASS ... Wednesday 21 October Feria 7.30am MASS ... Thursday 22 October 7.30am MASS ... Friday 23 October St John of Capistrano 9am MASS ... Saturday 24 October St Raphael 10am MASS (in Latin) ... THIRTIETH SUNDAY 9am MASS (Schola) ... Sunday 25 October Christ the King 12.30pm MASS (in Latin)
Source: St Pancras Lewes newsletter 18 October 2026. Retrieved 18 October 2026. Source last checked 18 October 2026. Check with the parish for changes and holy days.

Confession Times

Saturday
mornings at 9am
First Sundays at 8.30am

Access, Parking & Facilities

Wheelchair access
Available

Very limited parking space for vehicles. Ample car-parking is available nearby in the car park of East Sussex County Council, which is available for public use in the evenings and at weekends.

The church is accessible by wheelchair.

Information sources

About St. Pancras

St. Pancras is a Roman Catholic church in Lewes, East Sussex. It is part of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.

Introduction

In 1930 St Pancras Catholic Primary School was built in De Montfort Road, allowing redevelopment in Irelands Lane.

History

After the 1829 Catholic Emancipation Act allowed Catholics to worship openly, Mass was said at 10 Priory Crescent, overlooking the priory ruins. The Priest's house was built at the same time as the church of 1870. Two cottages on the corner of Irelands Lane, on the site of the present forecourt, were used as a parish school. The church is always open for visitors to pray, even outside of Mass times.

Architecture and furnishings

The stained glass windows in the nave and chancel are from the first church, and a commemorative tablet is found in the Lady Chapel. The most recent development is the addition of the Cluny Annexe, consisting of the Wood Room and Challoner Hall. Other stained glass windows have been added, with St Philip Howard commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the church in 1989, and a modern design marking the new millennium. Mrs Wood made several fine vestments, some of which remain in use.

Visiting

The car park entrance is off Western Road, immediately opposite St Pancras Church, down a lane between a house and the entrance to St Anne's Church. Access to the church and meeting rooms is through new glass doors, not the old church porch.

Sources for this profile

  1. Our History – St Pancras Catholic ChurchRetrieved 30 September 2026
  2. St Pancras Catholic ChurchRetrieved 30 September 2026
  3. Our Church – St Pancras Catholic ChurchRetrieved 30 September 2026

Find St. Pancras

Map location for St. Pancras

Irelands Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1QX