Church of St Aidan
CHURCH OF ST AIDAN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1370466
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Aidan
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST AIDAN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1370466
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Aidan
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST AIDAN
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 AIDAN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bavington
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 95725 78946
Details
NY 97 NE BAVINGTON THOCKRINGTON
11/11 Church of St. Aidan
GV II*
Parish church. C12. Bellcote probably C17. Nave partly rebuilt mid C19 at same time as south porch was added. Dressed stone. Porch ashlar. Welsh slate roof. Stone slates on bellcote.
Nave, chancel, south porch, north vestry and west bellcote.
West end has massive offset buttress in centre of wall. Gabled double bellcote above is slightly projecting and projects again below square-headed chamfered bell openings.
3-bay nave with 2-light Victorian Perpendicular windows.
Chancel has blocked priest's door and one small C12 window north and one south. East end has angle buttresses with offsets and one lancet window.
Interior: Unmoulded C12 chancel arch on simple chamfered imposts. Similar arch, formerly apse arch, frames east end. Chancel is tunnel-vaulted with the deeply- splayed C12 windows cut into the vault. Plain chamfered frieze, also C12, marks base of vault. Shouldered rere arch to east lancet. Door to loft above chancel arch.
C13 round bowl font on circular stem with C17 font cover. C14 stone effigy of a lady and a medieval grave cover with foliated cross.
Listing NGR: NY9572578946
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239546
- 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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