The Old Mortuary

The Old Mortuary is a mortuary building that dates back to 1775, with later rebuilding in 1895. It was constructed under the supervision of church wardens James Ridgeway and Aaron Heaward, and later Joseph Schofield and Edward Thompson. The structure is made of squared rubble and hammer-dressed stone, featuring ashlar dressings and a graduated stone slate roof. It consists of one room spread over two floors, with access at two different levels. The building has stone quoins and two doors with square-cut surrounds. An octagonal corner chimney with a truncated top is present, along with two and three-light chamfered stone mullion windows and a single weathered buttress.