Old spice: Gillian Grant has news from Coanwood

‘Visitors from far and wide come to enjoy this beautiful and peaceful place.’

by Gillian Grant 7th November 2025

During 2025, the national charity Friends of Friendless Churches is completing the transfer of the ownership of Coanwood Meeting House from the Historic Chapels Trust. The Meeting house, in the North Pennines, was built in 1760 on land given by the Wigham family. It is one of the best preserved examples of a Meeting house in the north of England. The building and burial ground are English Heritage Grade II* listed.