Birdhopecraig United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1988. Church. 5 related planning applications.

Birdhopecraig United Reformed Church

WRENN ID
noble-glass-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland National Park
Country
England
Date first listed
7 January 1988
Type
Church
Address
Birdhopecraig United Reformed Church, A 68, Rochester, NE19 1TD
OS grid reference
NY 827 981
Coordinates
55.27751, -2.27247
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Birdhopecraig United Reformed Church, formerly a Scottish Presbyterian church, was built in 1826. It is constructed from ashlar stone with a Welsh slate roof. The building is two storeys high and has a symmetrical design of three bays by three bays. The central entrance features a pair of boarded doors with an overlight set in chamfered reveals. Above the door is a panel inscribed "BIRDHOPE CRAIG SCOTCH CHURCH 1826". Later 20th-century windows are set within the original, chamfered openings designed to a domestic scale. The eaves project and are supported by close-set, rounded corbels. The roof is hipped. The side returns also feature similar detailing. Inside, a gallery with a panelled parapet runs around three sides of the room, supported by square, corniced columns. A contemporary, panelled pulpit is centrally located.

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