Former Chapel North Of Harbour House is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Chapel.
Former Chapel North Of Harbour House
- WRENN ID
- grim-keep-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Chapel
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former chapel north of Harbour House is a manorial chapel that possibly dates back to the 13th century, with alterations made in the 17th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble, though the roof covering has been removed. The chapel has a small rectangular plan and is aligned east-west.
It is a single-storey building divided into three bays by a 19th-century roof structure. The walls are approximately one metre thick and feature large squared quoins. There is a 19th-century doorway and a lintel from a 17th-century two-light mullioned window with a wide inner splay on the south wall. The west gable end has a blocked lancet without a head but with a wide inner splay. The north wall is featureless, and the east gable end has collapsed. There is a small square opening, possibly an aumbry, on the inner wall of the west gable end.
At the time of the survey, the chapel was in a ruinous state. Historically, it was licensed for the saying of Masses in 1432 by Bishop Langley. Ralph Corby, one of the Catholic English Martyrs, worshipped here around 1632 to 1644. A trefoiled-headed lancet and a piscina were removed in the mid-19th century. This chapel is likely the only surviving private manorial chapel in the County.
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