St Andrew's Church, Shotley

The church was built in 1769 to replace an earlier church on the site.[2] It was superseded in 1837 by St John's Church, Snods Edge, Shotley Bridge, several miles to the south.[3] In the 19th century St Andrew's suffered from subsidence due to mine workings, and it was remodelled in 1892.[4] St Andrew's was declared redundant on 29 October 1971, and was vested in the Trust on 13 April 1973.[5]

St Andrew's is constructed in coursed rubble with a slate roof. Its plan is cruciform with four equal arms, having a nave and chancel, and north and south transepts. Attached to the south transept is a gabled porch. Above the porch and on the sides of the nave and transepts are single-light round-headed windows. At the west end of the church is a pointed window over which is a plain arched bellcote. In the chancel there are paired lancet windows on the sides, and a two-light east window. Attached to the walls of the church are 18th-century headstones. Inside the chancel are a 19th-century credence table and a piscina. On the walls are memorial tablets. The fittings date from the 19th century and these include a screen across the north transept. In the vestry is a small 18th-century fireplace. There are stone benches in the porch.[1]

In the churchyard, to the northeast of the church, is the Hopper Mausoleum, which is a Grade I listed building.[6] Also in the churchyard are three Grade II listed buildings; these are a hearse house,[7] the Chatt headstone,[8] and the Gibson headstone.[9]

• List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England