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1. Gibside Hall Ruins – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

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2. Gibside Hall Ruins – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

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3. Gibside Hall Ruins – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

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70m

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October 8, 2023

The Chapel at Gibside

Framed by trees at the end of the half mile-long Avenue and designed as a mausoleum by renowned Palladian architect James Paine, the chapel forms the centrepiece of Bowes’ Georgian landscape garden.

Work began on the chapel in 1760, a few months before George Bowes died. His second wife, Mary, completed the exterior in 1769 but it wasn’t until the early 19th century that final touches to the interior were finished. The building has been in almost continual use since.

Sermons were delivered from the top of the pulpit with readings given from the middle, and a clerk sitting below. The congregation were traditionally seated according to their role and status on the estate. The family box was reserved for the Bowes-Lyons – and underfloor heating made this area particularly comfortable.

The dome features a hole, where it's possible that a candelabra may have been lowered and raised using a pulley.

David

May 10, 2025

quant little chappel, open to the public

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Location: North East England, England, United Kingdom

Gibside Chapel

1. Gibside Hall Ruins – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

2. Gibside Hall Ruins – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

3. Gibside Hall Ruins – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

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