Former Parish Church of St Helen
FORMER PARISH CHURCH OF ST HELEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1370652
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Former Parish Church of St Helen
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER PARISH CHURCH OF ST HELEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1370652
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Former Parish Church of St Helen
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER PARISH CHURCH OF ST HELEN
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:
- FORMER PARISH CHURCH OF ST HELEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Longhorsley
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 15436 94363
Details
LONGHORSLEY LONGHORSLEY NZ 19 SE NZ 154944 6/85 Former parish church of St. Helen II Parish church on medieval site, rebuilt 1783. Chancel 1798, vestry early C19. Ashlar except for squared stone on north; slate roof with stone gable copings. Broad nave with south porch, chancel with vestry on north. Gothick style. Chamfered plinth. West end 20-pane sash window with intersecting glazing bars under pointed head, flanked by blind lancets; sunk quatrefoil over. Embattled bellcote has twin pointed openings on east and west and single blind pointed arches north and south. South wall of nave: plain doorway at west end under porch (front wall of porch removed to the present parish church 1982) and 3 sash windows as on west; 3 similar windows on north of nave, 2 on south of chancel and one in east end. Priest's door between chancel windows has blocked fanlight with intersecting ribs. Vestry has square plinth and 16-pane sash window.
Interior; trefoiled chancel arch outlined by raised balls with panelled soffit and spandrels, the latter with crude foliage design, possibly early C20. Panelled dado. Most fittings removed. The ground plan with the asymmetric layout of the nave (c.f. Middleton St. George, Co. Durham) suggests that the south and west nave walls, and possibly those of the chancel, lie on medieval foundations. Church last used 1966, derelict at time of survey.
Listing NGR: NZ1543694363
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 238323
- 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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