The old chapel, Kirkheaton is the second in my trilogy for this unique Northumberland village.
I originally came across the old chapel in my quest to find a ruinous building to do up and live in for my retirement. As it happened I was just too late for that purchase (sods
).
I know absolutely nothing about the chapels history and nor did the friendly farmers wife (see the quarry thread!) but there is actually a "proper" church in this village so I guess this chapels mystery deepens.
It is a very simple one room construction with a small porch at its side. At some stage the locals have been using it for storage though the contents stored here seem from a bygone age. There is even a huge old oil tank in one corner.
The chapel as you see it. I am absolutely gutted about my poor camera work in some of these pics so please be kind - I do know what I did wrong!
The first thing you see when you enter. I love the old paint on the walls and the buildings simplicity. Notice the organ in the center of the room.
Where the porchway enters the main room.
Detail in the center of the ceiling. Beautiful.
Close up of the old organ. It is very badly damaged. If I had sneezed it would have disintegrated!
I think at one point some local naughty kids got in and did this damage. I bet there's a great story in this village about that!
An old piano at the back of the room next to some "original?" windows. I didn't check its condition.
Old detail.
I think this was an old collection box. Someone here will know!
I've saved my favourite pic from this old chapel till last. It shows the original stonework which was used to construct the arched windows. If I had bought this building I would have made sure these features were there for all to see - in a safer kind of way!
Thanks for looking.
I originally came across the old chapel in my quest to find a ruinous building to do up and live in for my retirement. As it happened I was just too late for that purchase (sods
).I know absolutely nothing about the chapels history and nor did the friendly farmers wife (see the quarry thread!) but there is actually a "proper" church in this village so I guess this chapels mystery deepens.
It is a very simple one room construction with a small porch at its side. At some stage the locals have been using it for storage though the contents stored here seem from a bygone age. There is even a huge old oil tank in one corner.
The chapel as you see it. I am absolutely gutted about my poor camera work in some of these pics so please be kind - I do know what I did wrong!
The first thing you see when you enter. I love the old paint on the walls and the buildings simplicity. Notice the organ in the center of the room.
Where the porchway enters the main room.
Detail in the center of the ceiling. Beautiful.
Close up of the old organ. It is very badly damaged. If I had sneezed it would have disintegrated!
I think at one point some local naughty kids got in and did this damage. I bet there's a great story in this village about that!
An old piano at the back of the room next to some "original?" windows. I didn't check its condition.
Old detail.
I think this was an old collection box. Someone here will know!
I've saved my favourite pic from this old chapel till last. It shows the original stonework which was used to construct the arched windows. If I had bought this building I would have made sure these features were there for all to see - in a safer kind of way!
Thanks for looking.
