Church of St Giles
CHURCH OF ST GILES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1370467
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Giles
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST GILES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1370467
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Giles
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST GILES
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 GILES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Birtley
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 87802 77962
Details
NY 87 NE BIRTLEY BIRTLEY VILLAGE
Church of St. Giles 9/15 II* 10.11.51
Parish church. C12 restored 1884. Dressed stone and random rubble. Welsh slate roof. Nave, chancel, west porch and south-west tower. Chancel north wall and nave masonry is C12. Most other external features Victorian including west porch with pointed-arched doorway, multifoil rose window in west gable, and south-west tower which is a square vestry on ground floor, becoming octagonal with lancet bell openings and short octagonal spire.
3-bay nave has 3-light stepped cusped lancets on south side. Nave and chancel north walls blank. Three plain stepped lancets on chancel south side. East window is 3 stepped lancets under hoodmoulds.
Blocked priest's door and north door, probably early C17, are square-headed with chamfered surround.
Interior has C12 unmoulded chancel arch on plain chamfered imposts. Pointed arch to blocked priest's door. East window has shafts and shaft rings. Inscribed stone on chancel north wall, C8, with a cross and letters ORPE. Several medieval coffin lids built into west porch, also a plain medieval stoup.
Listing NGR: NY8780277962
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239550
- 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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