Church of St Edmund
CHURCH OF ST EDMUND, AUTON STILE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1120718
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Edmund
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST EDMUND, AUTON STILE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1120718
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Edmund
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST EDMUND, AUTON STILE
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 EDMUND, AUTON STILE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bearpark
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 23916 43146
Details
BEARPARK AUTON STILE NZ 24 SW (North side) 5/1 Church of St. Edmund GV II
Parish church. 1877-9 by C. Hodgson Fowler. Hard brick with plinth and sandstone ashlar dressings, some red; thin perforated-tile damp-course; Welsh slate roof with roll-moulded ridge tiles. Nave with south porch and integral west vestry and tower; chancel with north vestry. Early English style. 7-bay nave has gabled porch in second bay, with double doors under 3 stepped lancet slits. Sill-string to widely-spaced lancets. Set-back chancel with double plinth has 6 closely-grouped lancets on sill string which is stepped up at east to sill of 3 stepped east lancets. West elevation has slightly-projecting centre in style of 3-stage tower, with lancet in each of first 2 stages, and 2-light louvred belfry openings with flat wood mullions; high pyramid tower roof has swept eaves and weather-cock finial. Iron and stone cross finials on nave and chancel gables.
Interior: painted brick; bracketed king-post roof with arch-braced collars; pierced braces to chancel roof. Dentilled brick cornice. Roll-moulded sill string continues as dripmould over doors. 3 high arches in cross wall to west end bay which has 2 transverse arches, forming 3 high square spaces, the central with bell-rope.
Listing NGR: NZ2391643146
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 109990
- 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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