Holy Trinity Church, Thorpe Thewles

Holy Trinity Church was in the village of Thorpe Thewles, County Durham, England. It was built in 1848–49 to replace an isolated church on a different site.[1] This church had been dedicated to Thomas à Becket.[2] It is now in ruins and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[3] It is also a scheduled monument.[4] Holy Trinity Church was designed by the Lancaster architects Sharpe and Paley at an estimated cost of £600, and could seat 175 people. It measured 68 feet (20.7 m) by 23 feet 6 inches (7.2 m). By the 1880s it was suffering from decay and damp, and was demolished.[1] It was replaced in 1886–87 by another church, which is dedicated to St James, on the same site.[2] This church is a Grade II listed building.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 215, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
  2. 1 2 St. James Church, Thorpe Thewles, Thorpe Thewles History Group, retrieved 30 May 2012
  3. Historic England, "Ruins of a Church of St Thomas a Becket, Grindon (1329821)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 May 2012
  4. Historic England, "St Thomas a Becket's Church, Grindon (1017321)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 May 2012
  5. Historic England, "Church of St James, Grindon (1139224)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 30 May 2012

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Coordinates: 54°36′19″N 1°22′45″W / 54.6052°N 1.3791°W / 54.6052; -1.3791


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