Former Boldron Mission Chapel

Image: © Andy Waddington Taken: 3 Dec 2021

There's surprisingly little change in the external appearance of what we always thought of as the Parish Church in Boldron since it was sold by the Church of England in 2012 and has subsequently been converted into a residence. I presume the internal changes are more significant - I certainly hope it has better heating ! Built in the 1880's on the site of a former house previously occupied by Jonathan Clarkson from 1841, with much of the building stone recycled from that house. It was an "outreach" from the mother church in Startforth (in the parish of Startforth and Rokeby with Brignall). The civil parish of Boldron, as shown on recent maps, is a small fraction of the area of that bigger entity, but does extend west from the village to take in the hamlet of Thornberry. This view is from the green at Boldron, which lies between the public road and the former chapel.

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