Church of St Cuthbert
CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, B6296
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185997
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Cuthbert
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, B6296
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185997
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Cuthbert
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT, B6296
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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 CUTHBERT, B6296
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Satley
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 11693 43248
Details
SATLEY B6296 (West side) NZ 14 SW Satley
9/111 Church of St. Cuthbert 17.1.67 GV II
Parish church. 1870-71 restoration and enlargement of early C18 chapel-of- ease on site of medieval chapel; 1768 became separate parish. Present nave occupies site of former nave and chancel. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar quoins and dressings; plinth to chancel and tower; stone-flagged roof with stone gable copings. Nave with west tower and south porch; chancel with north organ chamber and vestry.
Gabled porch has boarded door in chamfered 2-centred arch; tower has high plinth at sill-level of 2-light west window with cusped tracery; paired chamfered 2-centred-arched louvred bell openings; roll-moulded coping.
Nave has gabled porch with boarded door in 2-centred-arched chamfered surround; tracery in 2 south lancets and one north lancet; central north bay has tall square-headed C18 window with 2 mullioned-and-transomed elliptical-headed lights. Lower chancel has Decorated tracery in single window on south, with low 2-centred-arched head; and 3-light east window with cusped tracery;dripmoulds. Deep buttresses to nave, and deep diagonal buttresses to chancel. Stone cross finials.
Interior: sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings; stone-corbelled roof trusses have arch-braced collars with struts and king-posts; chancelhas arch-braced collars with struts. 7 narrow bays in nave, 3 in chancel. Renewed west gallery. Wide 2-centred tower arch in gallery; narrower wood lintel over boarded door below. Chamfered 2-centred chancel arch with roll-moulded inner arch on corbels. Octagonal stone C19 font. High-quality panelled inner doors by Thompson of Masham. Gothic-style priest's stall in memory of G.S. Ellam died 1905. Gothic panelled reredos is 1914-1919 war memorial. Chancel and sanctuary floors in red, black and cream tiles. Rood screen 1907 memorial to Rev. de Pledge, in whose care the church was restored and embellished by subscription according to brass memorial plaque. Other memorials include brass to Rev. de Pledge's 3rd son, Colonel in 19th Hussars, died 1908; by Underwood, 14 Baker Street. Organ 1879 by Harrison and Harrison. C19 glass includes memorials to John Greenwell of Broomshields, and to Revs. Thompson died 1867 and de Pledge.
2 medieval grave covers in west wall; source P.F. Ryder, The Medieval Slab Grave Cover in County Durham, Durham 1985, III.
Listing NGR: NZ1169343248
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 350618
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Transactions of the Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and North in Transactions of the Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and North, Vol. 3, (1985)
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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