ST ANDREW'S CHURCH
SHOTLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND
ST ANDREW'S CHURCH
& THE HOPPER MAUSOLEUM
NEXT EVENTS
07 APR 2023
Good Friday Procession
Please join us for our three mile Good Friday Procession from St John's Church, Snods Edge to St Andrew's.
Procession starts at 10.30 am.
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09 APR 2023
Easter Sunday Dawn Service
Please join us for our Easter Sunday dawn service. Breakfast available at St John's Church Hall, Snods Edge afterwards.
Meet at 6.00 am.
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"And must that plaintive bell in vain
Plead loud along the dripping lane?
And must the building fall?
Not while we love the church and live
And of our charity will give
Our much, our more, our all."
~ Sir John Betjeman ~
ST ANDREW'S CHURCH
The cruciform church of St Andrews was rebuilt in 1769 to replace an earlier medieval church on the same site. It stands isolated on top of Greymare Hill at a height of 293 m above sea level. In the churchyard are three headstones reputed to be the early work of the Northumberland sculptor John Graham Lough.
THE HOPPER MAUSOLEUM
Erected by Humphrey Hopper of Black Hedley in the year 1752 for his beloved wife Jane Hodgson. In contrast to the simplicity of the church, this Grade I listed mausoleum is a grand, elaborate structure unlike any other in the country. It is decorated with obelisks, scrollwork, shields and statues.
CCT
The Churches Conservation Trust is a national charity protecting churches at risk. They repair, maintain and conserve over 350 churches and work closely with local communities to bring 'new use' projects into historic buildings. The redundant church of St Andrew's was vested with the Trust in 1972 and remains so today.