St Andrew's Church, Shotley, is a redundant Anglican church standing in an isolated position at a height of 960 feet (293 m) on Greymare Hill in Northumberland, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
| St Andrew's Church, Shotley | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's Church, Shotley, from the southeast | |
  St Andrew's Church, Shotley Location in Northumberland | |
| 54°53′29″N 1°55′52″W / 54.8915°N 1.9310°W | |
| OS grid reference | NZ 045 551 |
| Location | Greymare Hill, Northumberland |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Andrew |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 15 April 1969 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 1769 |
| Completed | 1892 |
| Closed | 1971 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
History
editThe church was built in 1769 to replace an earlier church on the site.[2] It was superseded in 1837 by St John's Church, Snods Edge, Shotley Bridge, several miles to the south.[3] In the 19th century St Andrew's suffered from subsidence due to mine workings, and it was remodelled in 1892.[4] St Andrew's was declared redundant on 29 October 1971, and was vested in the Trust on 13 April 1973.[5]
Architecture
editSt Andrew's is constructed in coursed rubble with a slate roof. Its plan is cruciform with four equal arms, having a nave and chancel, and north and south transepts. Attached to the south transept is a gabled porch. Above the porch and on the sides of the nave and transepts are single-light round-headed windows. At the west end of the church is a pointed window over which is a plain arched bellcote. In the chancel there are paired lancet windows on the sides, and a two-light east window. Attached to the walls of the church are 18th-century headstones. Inside the chancel are a 19th-century credence table and a piscina. On the walls are memorial tablets. The fittings date from the 19th century and these include a screen across the north transept. In the vestry is a small 18th-century fireplace. There are stone benches in the porch.[1]
External features
editIn the churchyard, to the northeast of the church, is the Hopper Mausoleum, which is a Grade I listed building.[6] Also in the churchyard are three Grade II listed buildings; these are a hearse house,[7] the Chatt headstone,[8] and the Gibson headstone.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Historic England, "Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter (1156312)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 September 2013
- ^ a b St Andrew's Church, Shotley, Northumberland, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 18 October 2016
- ^ St John, Snods Edge, Shotley Bridge, Church of England, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ Shotley, St Andrew's Church, Britain Express, retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ Diocese of Newcastle: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, p. 3, retrieved 3 April 2011
- ^ Historic England, "Hopper Mausoleum northeast of the Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter (1302881)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 September 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Hearse House northwest of the Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter (1045309)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 September 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Chatt Headstone 6 metres east of the Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter (1045308)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 September 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Gibson Headstone 13 metres southeast of the Church of St Andrew, Shotley Low Quarter (1302894)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 September 2013