Lilburn Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Chapel.

Lilburn Chapel

WRENN ID
lesser-barrel-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Chapel
OS grid reference
NU 022 241
Coordinates
55.51145, -1.96626
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lilburn Chapel is a ruined chapel dating from the 11th century. It is constructed from massive blocks of dressed stone and features a nave, chancel, and a 13th-century south chapel. The chapel has a long, tall, and narrow form, characteristic of Anglo-Saxon architecture. The walls on the north side stand approximately 9 feet high, while those on the south side are about 5 feet. The east and west ends of the chapel reach gable height. There are remains of plain, square responds from the former chancel arch, and the responds leading into the south chapel display 13th-century mouldings. Inside the chancel, small square recesses may have served as an aumbry and piscina. Additionally, there are two elaborate medieval tomb slabs located in the south chapel and one in the nave.

Local climate

Lilburn Chapel receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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