Newbiggin Chapel
Newbiggin, County Durham
Believed to be the oldest Methodist chapel in the world in continuous use, whose history is inextricably linked with the rise and decline of lead mining in Teesdale.
The original church dates back to 1170, but it was demolished and rebuilt in 1876.
There are splendid stained glass windows.The pedestal of the font is 13th century. The east window dates to 1892 and is a Kempe. There is a brass memorial to Simon Comyn who died in 1620. The unique oak reredos dates to 1897. The light oak rood screen was placed in the church in 1905. The Canopied Chair, pulpit and altar-rails are from 1897. The organ was dedicated in 1901. Some medieval grave covers, zigzag mouldings and fragments from the Norman period have been preserved in the wall of the north aisle. We have a separate bell tower