Bishop Auckland Cemetery Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1994. Chapel.
Bishop Auckland Cemetery Chapel
- WRENN ID
- former-brass-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1994
- Type
- Chapel
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BISHOP AUCKLAND
NZ22NW SOUTH CHURCH ROAD 634-1/5/115 (East side (off)) Bishop Auckland Cemetery chapel
GV II
Municipal cemetery chapel. Dated 1884. MATERIALS: coursed squared stone with ashlar plinth, dressings and graduated Lakeland slate roof. Nave with east apse, and west porch with spire. EXTERIOR: Gothic Revival style. 3-bay nave has trefoil heads and quatrefoil top light to traceried windows on sloping sill band. Bays defined by buttresses with 2 offsets. Polygonal apse has lancets and high hipped roof. Porch has high pointed open arches on 3 sides, with high gable over west. Angle buttresses and 3 short offset stages all with sloped coping. 3rd offset has pinnacled corners and is broached to octagonal base of belfry. Belfry stage has 8 tall gabled arches, and high octagonal stone spire with wind vane finial. Gables have gablets on kneelers, and moulded finials.
Listing NGR: NZ2153229337
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