Former Church is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. Church.

Former Church

WRENN ID
heavy-vault-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Country
England
Type
Church
Source
Historic England listing

Description

EGGLESTON B6281(North side NY9923 off)

25/7 Former Church ( formerly listed 14.9.66 as Ruins of Eggleston Church) GV II Chapel of ease, now replaced by later parish church of Holy Trinity (q.v.). Late C18.

Irregular courses of sandstone ashlar with projecting quoins and ashlar dressings; roofless at time of survey. 3-bay nave and 3-bay chancel with north vestry.

Nave and chancel each have keyed plain stone surrounds, with impost blocks, to round-headed central door and flanking windows; Venetian east window in similar style. Curved kneelers supported gable copings, now ruined. Interior shows stone walls, with some plaster. Ruined monuments on walls include well-carved high-relief panel of 3 cherubs' heads, asymmetrically composed, flanked by wide scroll brackets supporting cornice, probably below former memorial panel, and detached fragement of dentilled moulding from same memorial.

Derelict and with large tree growing in nave at time of survey.

Listing NGR: NY9977623402

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