Thornton-le-Beans Chapel
Thornton-le-Beans Chapel is in the village of Thornton-le-Beans, North Yorkshire, England. It is a redundant Anglican chapel of ease. The chapel is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] Since 2010 it has been under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2] HistoryThe chapel was built in 1770,[3] as a chapel of ease to St Andrew's Church, South Otterington, in the deanery of Mowbray, the archdeaconry of Cleveland, and the diocese of York.[4] The font was donated by Dr Edward Pusey. The chapel was restored in 1886.[3] It was declared redundant on 1 June 1997,[5] and vested in the Friends of Friendless Churches in 2010.[2] ArchitectureConstructed in stone with ashlar dressings, the chapel has a roof of Westmorland slate. It has s simple plan, consisting of a four-bay nave with a south porch, and a chancel. At the west end is a gabled bellcote. On the south side of the church is a single-light window, the porch, a sundial, and a two-light window. In the chancel is a single-light south window, and an east window with a pointed arch. There are fragments of ancient glass in the nave windows.[1] References
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