Auckland Castle Chapel

Name:
Auckland Castle Chapel
Record Type:
Closed Church
Church code:
613344
Diocese:
Durham
Archdeaconry:
Auckland
Parish:
Bishop Auckland

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade I Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Bishop Auckland

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 613344 Castle Chapel, Auckland
Caption:
Exterior image of 613344 Castle Chapel, Auckland
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of Castle Chapel, Auckland
Year / Date:
2013, September 21
Copyright:
This image is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic licence.
Originator:
Dave Bevis (of geograph.org.uk)

Summary Description

St Peter’s Chapel is the Grade I listed private chapel of the Bishop of Durham and part of the ecclesiastical palace complex of Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland. As the earliest surviving structure above ground at Auckland Castle, St Peter’s Chapel was originally built and served as a Great Hall, set north of a grand entrance court.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is closed for worship.
Date closed for worship:
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Church Website

Church Website:
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Sources and Further Information

Dave Bevis (of geograph.org.uk) (2013, September 21) Exterior image of 613344 Castle Chapel, Auckland [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 613344 Castle Chapel, Auckland
Stanley Howe (2011) Interior Photograph of 613344 Auckland Castle Chapel [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior Photograph of 613344 Auckland Castle Chapel