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Earlston
A partnership between two architects (Henry Hardy and John Rutherford Wight) brought about the design of Earlston Parish Church. First exhibited in 1891 the design was constructed on a sloping site shortly afterwards. Standing higher than the main road it faces the building makes an impressive sight, set well back in a neat churchyard and surrounded by headstones it looks a much older building than first appears.
Edrom
The site of Edrom Church has been the home of a place of worship since the 1100's. A dispute between the landowner and Durham Cathedral was settled in favour of Durham and the original church is believed to date from 1147. The adjacent burial vault contains stonework from the original doorway (known as the Edrom Arch) and despite the passage of time shows fine detailed carving.
A chapel added to the main structure in 1499 still survives and is the oldest part of the church in the original position. Much of the church was rebuilt in the 1730's and again during the 1880's, this final stage of building enlarged the church and is noted on a stone mounted near the door.
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