Wycliffe – St Mary
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Description
A handsome mid-nineteenth century chapel which has been refitted internally but retains furnishings of considerable interest, notably the medieval font and a five-light east window by William Wailes. The church is in a prominent hilltop position and forms a good group with the presbytery and former schoolroom. The Tunstall family of Wycliffe Hall played an important part in the survival of Catholicism in this area. The family built a chapel at the Hall in the eighteenth century and played a large part in the erection of the present church in 1848-9. At the same time adjoining early-eighteenth century farm buildings were adapted to form the presbytery and schoolroom. The foundation stone for the church was laid on 22 August 1848 and it was opened on 18 October 1849. The ‘architect’ was a Mr Jones of Barnard Castle, the mason George Carter, also of Barnard Castle... -
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Further information
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