Coneysthorpe Chapel

The chapel, in 2010

Coneysthorpe Chapel is a historic chapel in Coneysthorpe, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The church was constructed in 1835, as a chapel-of-ease to St Michael's Church, Barton-le-Street.[1] The furnishings were designed in 1894, by Temple Moore. The building was Grade II listed in 1954.[2] In 2010, the church celebrated its 175th anniversary by reviving the tradition of holding a bread loaf feast on Lammas Day.[3]

Interior view, in 2006

The chapel is in the Georgian style. It is built of limestone on a plinth, with quoins, a moulded cornice with a datestone and a pediment, and a Welsh slate roof. On the roof is a bell turret with round-arched openings, imposts and keystones, and a domed roof with a ball finial and a weathervane. At the west end are double doors in a moulded architrave, and a hood on consoles. On the south side are sash windows with moulded architraves and hoods, on the north side is a vestry, and at the east end is a sash window with a wedge lintel and a keystone. Inside, the pews, dado, lectern, altar rail and reredos are all by Temple Moore, and there is an octagonal font.[2][4]

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References

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  1. ^ A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. 1914. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "Chapel of ease (1168030)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Coneysthorpe church revives ancient Bread Loaf Feast". Gazette & Herald. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.

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