United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Church. 1 related planning application.
United Reformed Church
- WRENN ID
- crooked-keystone-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Church
- Address
- United Reformed Church, Low Chare
- OS grid reference
- NZ 275 513
- Coordinates
- 54.85651, -1.57309
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The United Reformed Church, originally known as the Bethel Congregational Chapel, was built in 1814 and remodeled in 1860, as indicated by a plaque on the front. It features a squared stone front with rendered returns and a rear, topped by a Welsh slate roof. The chapel has a small rectangular plan.
The gabled front includes a low plinth and a central pair of doors with a plain fanlight set in a round-arched surround. This surround has panelled jambs, impost blocks, an archivolt, and a keystone. Above the door, there is a plaque inscribed with "BETHEL," flanked by round-arched windows that have been replaced with 16-pane sashes and radial-glazed heads. A large oculus with radial glazing is situated above, accompanied by two panels inscribed "REMODELLED" and "1860." The gable also features a small louvred oculus. At the rear, there is a narrow semi-octagonal apse, which is flanked by large round-arched windows.
Inside, the church has a curved, panelled balcony supported by thin iron columns.
Local climate
United Reformed Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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