Former Methodist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. Chapel. 1 related planning application.
Former Methodist Chapel
- WRENN ID
- high-crypt-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1987
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Former Methodist Chapel, Barningham
- OS grid reference
- NZ 083 102
- Coordinates
- 54.48757, -1.87337
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former Methodist Chapel, dated 1815, has been converted into a house around 1980. It is constructed of coursed rubble with roughly-shaped quoins and tooled ashlar dressings, topped with a stone slate roof. The building features a gabled front facing the street. A set of railings with foliate heads and moulded standards, along with similar double gates, encloses a double flight of steps leading up to central panelled double doors set beneath a pointed arch. Above the doors is a moulded tablet inscribed with 'WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL' and the date, flanked by tall lancet windows that have been fitted with renewed glazing. All openings are framed in raised chamfered surrounds. The gable is coped and supported by moulded kneelers, with a small round opening at the apex. Each side of the building features two 2-light windows with wooden Y-tracery, and there are several blocked openings on the right side. A small stack is located at the apex of the rear gable.
The interior has been altered. It is noted that the building may have originally been a barn before its conversion to a chapel, although the architectural features may suggest mid-19th century remodelling of the original 1815 chapel, as indicated by the datestone.
Local climate
Former Methodist Chapel receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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- No sale records on file
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