Church of St John the Evangelist
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, STOTFIELD BURN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1232216
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, STOTFIELD BURN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1232216
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, STOTFIELD BURN
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 JOHN THE EVANGELIST, STOTFIELD BURN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stanhope
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 94285 42299
Details
STANHOPE STOTFIELD BURN NY 94 SW Rookhope
10/277 Church of St. John the Evangelist GV II Parish church,1905 by Caroë and Passmore, replacing 1822-4 church on lower site beside burn. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings and quoins; Welsh slate roof with stone gable copings. Nave with south porch; chancel with south vestry and organ chamber. Gabled porch has deeply-chamfered open round arch; boarded inner door. Round-headed narrow windows in buttressed bays of nave and 3 similar windows in west end and in south gable of vestry. 3-light east window. Low-pitched roof has gabled west bellcote above overhanging gabled bellcote.
Interior: stone with ashlar dressings; arch-braced collar-beam roof with wind braces. Round arch to chancel and chamfered round arch to organ; wide segmental arch over sedilia. Simple octagonal stone pedestal font with ogee-shaped C17 wood cover. Memorials to Featherstone family, removed from former church: white marble oval on black mount, to Mrs Ann Featherstone died 1834 and buried in Church of St. John, Newcastle; and high-relief Featherstone arms in wood.
Listing NGR: NY9428542299
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 407553
- 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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