Chapel of St Edmund and Trinity Centre
CHAPEL OF ST EDMUND AND TRINITY CENTRE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1277874
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel of St Edmund and Trinity Centre
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPEL OF ST EDMUND AND TRINITY CENTRE, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1277874
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel of St Edmund and Trinity Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHAPEL OF ST EDMUND AND TRINITY CENTRE, HIGH STREET
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:
- CHAPEL OF ST EDMUND AND TRINITY CENTRE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Gateshead (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 25705 63136
Details
1. HIGH STREET
5099
Chapel Of St Edmund
NZ 2563 5/14 26.4.50 and Trinity Centre
I
2.
St Edmund's Chapel: Early C13 five-bay building, with gable end to road having
elaborate design of seven stepped and moulded lancets under dripmoulds with nail-
head below, Nos 2, 4 and 6 only glazed. Beneath, is the multi-moulded central doorway
with three orders of nook shafts flanked by upper and lower pairs of trefoil-headed,
multi-moulded blank arches. South return has single lancets with plain chamfered
heads and nook shafts; stepped buttress bay divisions.
To North the Community centre, formerly Church, of 1837 by John Dobson, related in
design: 5 stepped lancets in gable end under relieving arch and dripmould.
Projecting porch leads to North vestry with undercroft. Octagonal turret with
short stone spire. This part now divided into two floors for community use but
architectural features are retained.
At south side of forecourt a good, late C16, stone doorway with short fluted
pilasters, entablature and flattened Tudor arched entrance, moved here from front
of court. It was the entrance to Gateshead House, built on site of St Edmund's
Hospital by William Riddell.
Listing NGR: NZ2570563136
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 430223
- 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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