St Andrew's Church, Shotley

St Andrew's Church, Shotley
St Andrew's Church, Shotley
A small stone church seen from the southwest with a south transept as large as the nave
St Andrew's Church, Shotley, from the southeast

St Andrew's Church, Shotley is located in Northumberland
St Andrew's Church, Shotley
Location in Northumberland
Coordinates: 54°53′29″N 1°55′52″W / 54.8915°N 1.9310°W / 54.8915; -1.9310
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)

  1. ^ 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 
  2. ^ 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 
  3. ^ St John, Snods Edge, Shotley Bridg, Church of England, http://www.achurchnearyou.com/shotley-st-john/, retrieved 12 September 2010 
  4. ^ Shotley, St Andrew's Church, Britain Express, http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4217, retrieved 12 September 2010 
  5. ^ (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 
  6. ^ "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 
  7. ^ "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 
  8. ^ "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 
  9. ^ "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 

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