Former Manse to Hamsterley Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Manse.

Former Manse to Hamsterley Baptist Chapel

WRENN ID
dark-vault-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1987
Type
Manse
OS grid reference
NZ 118 310
Coordinates
54.67464, -1.81794
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former manse to Hamsterley Baptist Chapel, now a private house, dates back to 1774, as indicated by the date above the chapel door. It is constructed from coursed sandstone rubble with quoins and ashlar dressings, though some areas have been rendered. The roof is made of synthetic stone with stone gable coping and a yellow brick chimney, while the extension features Welsh slate. The building is two storeys high with two bays, along with a two-storey, two-bay extension on the left.

The main entrance on the right has a plain stone surround, which is now rendered, leading to a partly-glazed six-panel door. To the left, there is a late 19th-century sash window beneath a rendered lintel with an old stone sill. The first floor has two 20th-century windows, each with similar sills and renewed lintels at the eaves. The roof, which is continuous with the chapel, has left gable coping, a removed kneeler, and a chimney at the left end.

The left extension features a blocked door on the right, a plain sash window on the ground floor, and a 20th-century window above, both under flat stone lintels. It has a low-pitched roof with a chimney at the left end. The building is included for its group value with the chapel.

Local climate

Former Manse to Hamsterley Baptist Chapel receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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