Shotley nr. Hexham

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the 18th-century church; it replaced the medieval churc h in 1769; it is now redundant
Scene Description: the 18th-century church; it replaced the medieval churc h in 1769; it is now redundant
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ken Brown, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph taken 12 May 2005 by Ken Brown [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/9514] [accessed 3 November 2013]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17684SHO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (mid?), Late Norman? / Transitional?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew [redundant]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Church Notes: church now [September 2011] in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
Church Address: Grey Mare Hill, Shotley, Northumberland, England, DH8 9SJ
Site Location: Northumberland, North East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A68, 13 km SE of Corbridge, 14 km SE of Hexham
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Durham
Historical Region: Ward of Tynedale
Additional Comments: diappeared font?
Font Notes:
Byrne (2013) notes the present church of St. Andrew as a 1769 replacement of an earlier medieval church there. It suffered from subsidence and was rebuilt in 1892." [NB: the original medieval chapel may have been built by the mid-12th century; we have no information on its early font].

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 568565 6083241
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.8915, -1.931
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 54° 53′ 29.4″ N, 1° 55′ 51.6″ W

REFERENCES

  • Byrne, Matthew, Beautiful churches saved by The Churches Conservation Trust, London: Frances Lincoln, 2013, p. 101