Ruins of Lady Chapel on North Bank of River Wansbeck is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Chapel.

Ruins of Lady Chapel on North Bank of River Wansbeck

WRENN ID
cold-screen-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 April 1987
Type
Chapel
Address
Ruins of Lady Chapel on North Bank of River Wansbeck, Pegswood
OS grid reference
NZ 221 860
Coordinates
55.16805, -1.65388
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of the Lady Chapel, located on the north bank of the River Wansbeck, date from the mid-14th century and were likely rebuilt in the late 15th century. The chapel is constructed from squared stone with cut dressings and consists of a single cell measuring approximately 7 by 4 metres internally. The walls remain up to four courses high, and there is a doorway at the west end featuring jambs and a drawbar hole. A carved shield displaying the arms of Ogle and Bertram quartering Kirkby, which was removed in the early 19th century to Bothal Castle, suggests that the chapel was built by Robert, 1st Lord Ogle, who died in 1363. Additionally, 18th-century engravings depict some late 15th-century features of the chapel. There is also a relief shield with carved bearings located 12 metres northeast of the chapel, likely created by a Morpeth curate in the early 19th century.

Local climate

Ruins of Lady Chapel on North Bank of River Wansbeck receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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