Church of St Helen
CHURCH OF ST HELEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1042207
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Helen
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST HELEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1042207
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Helen
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST HELEN
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST HELEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cornhill-on-Tweed
- National Grid Reference:
- NT 85843 39239
Details
CORNHILL-ON-TWEED CORNHILL-ON-TWEED NT 83 NE 9/35 Church of St. Helen GV II
Parish church. 1840 by Ignatius Bonomi, incorporating masonry from church of 1751. Altered and chancel added 1866. Nave random rubble, chancel snecked stone; Welsh slate roof.
Nave, chancel and north porch.
4-bay nave has paired lancets with trefoiled windows above. West bay has 2 tiers of paired cusped windows. West end has projection with offsets rising to gabled bellcote. In the projection a window with shouldered lintel. Left and right are groups of 3 lancets, the central lancet blank. One-bay chancel has 3-light Geometric east window. Gabled porch on north side has door with shouldered lintel.
Interior: West gallery of 1840 on 2 Tuscan columns; modillion cornice and pulvinated frieze; the parapet bears a mid C18 carving of Collingwood arms in a frame of open-work Rococo mantling;moulded and ramped top rail. 2 large Collingwood hatchments of the early C19. Pulpit and reading desk, probably of 1840, have arched panels, waterleaf columns at angles, and brass candleholders.
Listing NGR: NT8584339239
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 238002
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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