formerly had a chapel of ease dedicated to St Michael, based at the neighbouring village of Highgate. This was closed in 1983 and the altar and crucifix installed under the tower. In 2006 a stained glass window was installed commemorating the village's coal mining heritage. Lady Chapel There is a side-chapel dedicated to St John and St Mary on the south-east corner of the church. During the refurbishment of the church in 2002, two pictures which hung above the altar were discovered to be works by Sienese master, Sano di Pietro. Valued at about £300,000, these were removed to the safe keeping of York Minster. Current use The church is joined in pastoral care with St Wilfrid's Church, Hickleton. See also John the Evangelist Mary Magdalene References External links The Official Website for the Parish of Goldthorpe and Hickleton, South Yorkshire. Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Goldthorpe, Ss John and Mary Magdalene Grade II listed churches in South Yorkshire Churches completed in 1916 20th-century Church of England church buildings Goldthorpe Goldthorpe