Thornton-le-Beans Chapel
| Thornton-le-Beans Chapel | |
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Yorkshire | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Redundant |
 Thornton-le-Beans Chapel | |
| Church of England | |
| Diocese of York | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE396904 |
| Location: | 54°18’27"N, 1°23’37"W |
| History | |
| Built 1770 | |
| Information | |
Thornton-le-Beans Chapel is in the village of Thornton-le-Beans, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is a redundant Anglican chapel of ease, and is a Grade I listed building.[1] Since 2010 it has been under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2]
History
The chapel was built in 1770,[3] as a chapel of ease to St Andrew's Church, South Otterington, in the deanery of Mowbray, the archdeaconry of Cleveland, and the Diocese of York.[4] The font was donated by Dr Edward Pusey.
The chapel was restored in 1886.[3] It was declared redundant on 1 June 1997,[5] and vested in the Friends of Friendless Churches in 2010.[2]
Architecture
Constructed in stone with ashlar dressings, the chapel has a roof of Westmorland slate. It has s simple plan, consisting of a four-bay nave with a south porch, and a chancel. At the west end is a gabled bellcote. On the south side of the church is a single-light window, the porch, a sundial, and a two-light window. In the chancel is a single-light south window, and an east window with a pointed arch. There are fragments of ancient glass in the nave windows.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1190670: Chapel of Ease, Thornton-le-Beans (Grade I listing)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Vestings, Friends of Friendless Churches, http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/CMSMS/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=12&cntnt01returnid=124, retrieved 9 September 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 North Otterington: Geographical and Historical information, Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire, GENUKI, 1890, http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Northotterington/Northotterington90.html, retrieved 9 September 2011
- ↑ St Andrew South Otterington, Church of England, http://www.achurchnearyou.com/south-otterington-st-andrew/, retrieved 10 September 2011
- ↑ (PDF) Diocese of York: All Schemes, Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 6, http://www.churchofengland.org/media/811221/york%20-%20all%20schemes.pdf, retrieved 10 September 2011