STOCKTON WARD 



BILUNGHAM 



in 1864-5, 1882-3, and '" 1890, the whole of the 

 south aisle wall and the porch being taken down and 

 rebuilt and tlie nave roof and clearstory windows 

 reconstructed. 



The chancel is of no antiquarian interest, except in 

 so far as it reproduces the older work. It is in the 

 13th-century style, with an east window of three 

 lancets, and is divided externally into four bays by 

 flat buttresses. There are four lancets on the south 

 side and three on the north, the westernmost bay 

 on that side being occupied by the organ chamber. 

 No ancient features have been retained, with the 

 exception of the pointed chancel arch, which is of 

 two slightly chamfered orders and springs from semi- 

 circular responds with moulded capitals and bases. 

 The capit.ils of the responds differ in detail, that 



the larger middle one. The base mouldings follow 

 the plan of the piers, but the capitals have square 

 moulded abaci with separate bell-shaped necks to 

 the piers and shafts with a fillet below. The 

 responds arc similar in detail, but the small shafts of 

 that at the east end are octagonal in section, all the 

 others being circular. The arches are of two orders, 

 the outer order moulded on the nave side with an 

 edge roll and the inner with a pointed bowtel. 

 Towards the aisle the outer order is simply cham- 

 fered, and the inner order is moulded with two rolls. 

 The arches are inclosed by indented labels on the nave 

 face of the wall.''^ The nave walls above the arcades 

 and at the west end retain their ancient masonry, 

 but terminate externally in embattled parapets above 

 the clearstory and have gargoyles and grotesque heads 









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BiLLINGHAM CllURCH FROM THE SoUTH 



on the north side having a scmi-octagonal abacus. 

 Externally the chancel has a straight parapet and 

 high-pitched green-slated roof. 



The north arcade of the nave consists of five 

 pointed arches of two slightly chamfered orders 

 springing from masonry piers, the imposts of which 

 are chamfered on the underside with a triangular 

 groove above. The piers, as already stated, are each, 

 in section, a short-limbed cross slightly chamfered on 

 each angle, and the responds correspond. The 

 angles of the abaci are cut off and are ornamented on 

 the underside with a pellet ornament, some of which 

 are missing. The south arcade is much richer in 

 character, and consists of five pointed arches spring- 

 ing from circular piers with square plinths, on the 

 four corners of which are slender shafts attached to 



at the eastern angles. There are four clearstory 

 windows on the north and five on the south side, 

 those on the north being old square-headed openings 

 with splayed internal jambs and sloping sills. The 

 westernmost window on the south side is similar, 

 but the others are later adaptations of the older 

 openings, two of which have been widened and 

 made of two lights each. They are all square- 

 headed with trefoiled lights and stepped internal 

 sills, but outside are modern restorations. The roof 

 is of nine bays covered with slates, and over the east 

 gable arc the remains of a sanctus bellcote. 



The modern south aisle offers no features of interest, 

 except that some original detail is reproduced in a 

 double square buttress and lancet window at the east 

 end. The easternmost window in the south wall is 



aisle are three plain square windows 

 with sashes. A new window has 

 been placed in the north aisle, and it 

 is intended the others shall be made 



uniform with it.* A stained-glass win- 

 dow was erected in the church by the 

 parishioners in memory of those who 

 Icll in the Great War. 



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" For details of the arcade see Perry 

 and Henman, Ultmratior.s of Midiae ■ 

 val Antiquititi in Co. Durham (1S62), 

 plate 6. 



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