Church 50 Metres North East Of Croxdale Hall

CROXDALE AND HETT CROXDALE HALL NZ 2737 17/57 Church, 50 metres 10/5/67 north-east of Croxdale Hall (formerly listed as Croxdale Hall Chapel in Sunderland Bridge C.P.) I Disused church. Late C11-early C12 nave; late C12-early C13 chancel, altered in C14 and C15; mainly early C19 windows. Squared sandstone rubble in narrow courses. Pantiled nave roof and felted chancel roof. Aisleless nave and chancel. Nave: Norman south doorway has probably original door and iron hinges in form of central cross with strap below and large C-hinge with strap above. Doorway has alternating jambs and long thin impost blocks with worn, possibly dogtooth, moulding. Badly-worn semicircular, monolithic tympanum, thought to contain relief carving of the Tree of Life, set in round arch of 2 square-cut orders. 2 large C19 south windows with 4-centred heads: window at west blocked but retaining rear arch; window at east with fixed 12-pane light. Restored lancet in west end with blocked pointed window above. Probably C16 blocked, round- arched north doorway with thin chamfered arris, blocked window above door; C19 window and tall probably C13 lancet to east. Steeply-pitched roof with stone-coped gables. Rebuilt gabled west bellcote with twin pointed bell openings and small pinnacles flanking gable. Lower, narrower 2-bay chancel has C19 window on south, pointed 3-light east window, with curvilinear tracery, under hoodmould and old brick lateral stack on north. Low-pitched roof hidden by low parapet with chamfered coping. Plain, plastered interior with all furnishings removed. Nave: Two circular stone fonts lying on side; small roughly-arched opening, possibly stoup, in north wall; box-pews reused as dado; renewed roof trusses. Late C12 semicircular chancel arch of 2 chamfered orders, under hoodmould to nave, has inner order on keeled responds with moulded bases and capitals. Chancel: square chamfered opening, possibly aumbry, in south wall; probably C15 oak roof with 3 heavy adzed and cambered tie beams, ridge piece and purlins. Derelict at time of survey. Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: NZ2740137913