St Cuthbert's Church, Bellingham. Photo Northumberland County Council, 1971.

Church of St Cuthbert, Grade I listed building. Parish church, 13th century but extensively remodelled in 1609. Restored in 1865 and west bellcote also added. 13th century chancel with one original one-light south window and three lancets in east end. The roof is remarkable in having alternate strips of single and double thickness of stone slabs. Interior has responds of former 13th century arcade in the corners of the nave and 13th century double-chamfered chancel arch. (1)

Reference. (2)

There may have been a smaller church of 12th century date on the site of the present church. Plan. Probably almost entirely reconstructed in the early 17th century. (3)

Almost unique in England. (4)

Church contains a series of war memorials including:
* a brass plaque mounted onto barble backing, and wall-mounted generally, with inscription "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ BELONGING TO THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR/ AGAINST GERMANY AND HER ALLIES/ 1914 - 1918/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" ECCLES. XLIV 14".
* memorial font cover and bowl inscribed "IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)".
* memorial inscribed "(DEDICATED TO A T WHITE OF CHARLTON, HIS WIFE LOUISA AND) THEIR SON BASIL KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR (NOT COMPLETE WORDING)". (5)(6)(7)

[NY 83778325] St Cuthbert's Church (C of E) [NAT] (8a)

21/42 Church of St Cuthbert, Grade I.
Parish church. C13, extensively remodelled 1609. Restored and west bellcote added 1865. Random rubble. Stone slab roofs to nave and south chapel, Lakeland slate on chancel. Nave, chancel and south
chapel. West end has C19 gabled bellcote and 2 massive C19 offset buttresses with C19 lancet between. 2 further C17 offset buttresses flank the west end. 6-bay nave with possibly C17 lancets between C17 buttresses. C17 north door with shallow pointed arch in 3rd bay. Similar blocked south door, also in 3rd bay, has square recess with projecting moulded frame above. Large south chapel has off-centre, 3-light C13 window with intersecting tracery, a single lancet on right return and a C17 square-headed window on left return. C13 chancel has one original one-light south window and east end with 3
lancets with monolithic heads. Remarkable roof has alternating strips of single and double thickness of stone slabs. Interior has east and west responds of former C13 arcade in corners of nave and C13 double-chamfered chancel arch. C17 chamfered round rere-arches to nave lancets. Nave roof has stone
barrel vault with 15 transverse broach-stopped chamfered ribs. Similar roof to south chapel which also has triple-shafted corbel respond of a C13 west arcade. Arch into chapel from nave is round,
double-chamfered with broach stops of 1609. East lancets, have shouldered rere-arches.Monuments to Archibald Reed 1729 and Theresa and Harriet Charlton 1829 on chancel north wall inside. Attached to
chancel south wall outside, monument to Charlton of Redesmouth, 1628, with large irregular lettering is carved in relief. Late C19 Gothic copper lamp over north door. (8b)