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Gibside Chapel

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Gibside Chapel

Name: Gibside Chapel
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Location: North East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Mary’s Orangery at Gibside – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

12.0km

03:22

250m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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

7.21km

01:58

110m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Mary’s Orangery at Gibside – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

4.46km

01:15

90m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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David

May 10, 2025

quant little chappel, open to the public

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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.

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Elevation 60 m

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1. Mary’s Orangery at Gibside – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

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

3. Mary’s Orangery at Gibside – Gibside Estate loop from Rowlands Gill

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