| Thornton-le-Beans Chapel | |
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 Thornton-le-Beans Chapel from the south | |
.svg)  Thornton-le-Beans Chapel Location in North Yorkshire | |
| 54°18′27″N 1°23′37″W / 54.3075°N 1.3936°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE 396 904 |
| Location | Thornton-le-Beans, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel of ease |
| Founded | 1770 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 31 March 1970 |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Groundbreaking | 1770 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
Thornton-le-Beans Chapel is in the village of Thornton-le-Beans, North Yorkshire, England. It is a redundant Anglican chapel of ease. The chapel is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [1] Since 2010 it has been under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. [2]
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]
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]
- ^ a b Historic England, "Chapel of Ease, Thornton-le-Beans (1190670)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 September 2011
- ^ a b New Vestings, Friends of Friendless Churches, archived from the original on 1 July 2011, retrieved 9 September 2011
- ^ a b North Otterington: Geographical and Historical information, Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire, GENUKI, 1890, retrieved 9 September 2011
- ^ St Andrew South Otterington, Church of England, retrieved 10 September 2011
- ^ Diocese of York: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 6, retrieved 10 September 2011
| Thornton-le-Beans Chapel | |
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Thornton-le-Beans Chapel from the south | |
Thornton-le-Beans Chapel Location in North Yorkshire | |
| 54°18′27″N 1°23′37″W / 54.3075°N 1.3936°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE 396 904 |
| Location | Thornton-le-Beans, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel of ease |
| Founded | 1770 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 31 March 1970 |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Groundbreaking | 1770 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
Thornton-le-Beans Chapel is in the village of Thornton-le-Beans, North Yorkshire, England. It is a redundant Anglican chapel of ease. The chapel is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [1] Since 2010 it has been under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. [2]
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]
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]
- ^ a b Historic England, "Chapel of Ease, Thornton-le-Beans (1190670)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 September 2011
- ^ a b New Vestings, Friends of Friendless Churches, archived from the original on 1 July 2011, retrieved 9 September 2011
- ^ a b North Otterington: Geographical and Historical information, Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire, GENUKI, 1890, retrieved 9 September 2011
- ^ St Andrew South Otterington, Church of England, retrieved 10 September 2011
- ^ Diocese of York: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 6, retrieved 10 September 2011