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St Andrew's Church, Shotley 
St Andrew's Church, Shotley, from the southeastLocation in Northumberland
St Andrew's Church, ShotleyCoordinates: 54°53′29″N 1°55′52″W / 54.8915°N 1.9310°W OS grid reference NZ 045 551 Location Greymare Hill, Northumberland Country England Denomination Anglican Website Churches Conservation Trust History Dedication Saint Andrew Architecture Functional status Redundant Heritage designation Grade II Designated 15 April 1969 Architectural type Church Groundbreaking 1769 Completed 1892 Closed 1837 Specifications Materials Stone, slate roof St Andrew's Church, Shotley, is a redundant Anglican church standing in an isolated position at a height of 960 feet (293 m) on Greymare Hill in Northumberland, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building,[1] and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
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History
The church was built in 1769 to replace an earlier church on the site.[2] It was replaced in 1837 by St John's Church, Snods Edge, Shotley Bridge.[3] In the 19th century the church suffered from subsidence due to mine workings, and it was remodelled in 1892.[4] St Andrew's was declared redundant on 29 October 1971, and was vested in the Trust on 13 April 1973.[5]
Architecture
St Andrew's is constructed in coursed rubble with a slate roof. Its plan is cruciform with four equal arms, having a nave and chancel, and north and south transepts. Attached to the south transept is a gabled porch. Above the porch and on the sides of the nave and transepts are single-light round-headed windows. At the west end of the church is a pointed window over which is a plain arched bellcote. In the chancel there are paired lancet windows on the sides, and a two-light east window. Attached to the walls of the church are 18th-century headstones. Inside the chancel are a 19th-century credence table and a piscina. On the walls are memorial tablets. The fittings date from the 19th century and these include a screen across the north transept. In the vestry is a small 18th-century fireplace. There are stone benches in the porch.[1]
External features
In the churchyard, to the northeast of the church, is the Hopper Mausoleum, which is a Grade I listed building.[6] Also in the churchyard are three Grade II listed buildings; these are a hearse house,[7] the Chatt headstone,[8] and the Gibson headstone.[9]
See also
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England
References
Note: The Heritage Gateway website is published by the Heritage Gateway Partners, namely English Heritage, the Institute of Historic Building Conservation, and The Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers (ALGAO:England)
- ^ a b "Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter", Heritage Gateway website, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=240628&resourceID=5, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ a b St Andrew's Church, Shotley, Northumberland, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Andrews-Church-Shotley-Northumberland/, retrieved 28 March 2011
- ^ St John, Snods Edge, Shotley Bridg, Church of England, http://www.achurchnearyou.com/shotley-st-john/, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ Shotley, St Andrew's Church, Britain Express, http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4217, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ (PDF) Diocese of Newcastle: All Schemes, Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, p. 3, http://www.churchofengland.org/media/810770/newcastle%20-%20all%20schemes.pdf, retrieved 3 April 2011
- ^ "Hopper Mausoleum northeast of the Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter", Heritage Gateway website, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=240632&resourceID=5, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ "Hearse House northwest of the Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter", Heritage Gateway website, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=240631&resourceID=5, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ "Chatt Headstone 6 metres east of the Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter", Heritage Gateway website, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=240629&resourceID=5, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ "Gibson Headstone 13 metres southeast of the Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter", Heritage Gateway website, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=240630&resourceID=5, retrieved 12 September 2010
Categories:- Grade II listed buildings in Northumberland
- 1769 architecture
- 18th-century Church of England church buildings
- Religious buildings completed in 1892
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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